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Enabling

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v. Present participle of enable.

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adj. providing legal power or sanction

Word Usage

"Bill Pittman of Alcoholics Anonymous, coauthor of the 1989 AA: The Way It Began, says that its use of “the word enabling first appeared in Al-Anon literature in the early 60s.”"

Antonym

disable

Verb Form

enabled enables enabling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

change modify alter

Cross Reference

enabling act

Hyponym

equip invest gift endow endue

Form

re-enable enablement reenable enabler

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

empower endow

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Abel Cable Gable Mabel Mable