enabling

[en-ey-bling]

adjective

Law.

1. conferring additional legal powers or capacities, especially by removing a barrier to action, suspending required permission, or relaxing oversight: enabling power.

   an enabling act;

   enabling power.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enabling¹

First recorded in 1670–80; enable + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Promoting and enabling one-click e-commerce from video has been huge in China, triggering a wave across Asia and the world of livestreaming and recorded shopping videos.

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Swift is an essential communications system for international banks, enabling them to send and receive financial information like orders and payments, among other things.

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The big question remains whether this is an L.A. thing or whether that enabling, which requires copious amounts of good will, is exportable.

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These vessels acted as gateways, enabling large numbers of T and B cells to flood into the tumors and organize themselves into new TLSs.

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The lawsuit alleges NIO created Weineng Battery Asset Company to buy leased batteries, enabling the EV maker to book immediate revenue.

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