Enabling
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters
Definition of Enabling
verb
- To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
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- To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
"His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs."
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SYNONYMS
activateturn onallowauthorizeletpermitempowerendow
ANTONYMS
disable