enable
verb (used with object)
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
is enabling
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present progressiveof enable (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It is enabling us to create a tourism destination and put us on the world map," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
On Thursday, Algorhythm Holdings said that its SemiCab platform, which the company says uses AI, is enabling its “customers’ internal operations to scale freight volumes by 300% to 400%” without additional employees.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
“AI is enabling the good guys, and it’s enabling the bad guys,” he says in an interview with the WSJ Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
She watches him from the window, walking down the block, a small, balding, unemployed middle-aged man, who is enabling her to wreck her marriage.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
