enabling
[ en-ey-bling ]
/ ɛnˈeɪ blɪŋ /
adjective Law.
conferring new legal powers or capacities, especially by removing a disability; having the right to license or regulate: an enabling act; enabling power.
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en soleil, en suite, en tire-bouchon, en-, enable, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory
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enable
[ en-ey-buhl ]
/ ɛnˈeɪ bəl /
verb (used with object), en·a·bled, en·a·bling.
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize: This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
to make possible or easy: Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
to make ready; equip (often used in combination): web-enabled cell phones.
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en·a·bler, nounpre·en·a·ble, verb (used with object), pre·en·a·bled, pre·en·a·bling.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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enable
/ (ɪnˈeɪbəl) /
verb (tr)
to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
to make possible
to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
Derived Forms
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