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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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of enabling1

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

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Example Sentences

The company touts its enabling of self-help legends like Brendon Burchard, Danielle Leslie, and Amy Porterfield, and, most recently, Sophia Amoruso, who joined the platform in August.

Marrying yourself merely underscores selfishness and self-interest, rather than enabling you to live singly in the best way.

They pioneered arena performances and electric light, enabling the first night performances.

The plan is to build a holistic cloud operating system for businesses and individuals, enabling a new generation of work and play.

Yet critics of the right to be forgotten argue that by removing Google search results, the law is enabling censorship.

This is what the larger Washington establishment has become: The enabling spouse of the drunk.

The day had been a magnificent one, enabling us to see the Yorkshire country at its best.

These examples, however, do little towards enabling modern scholars to form a notion of the Greek system of accentuation.

The increase in Tanqueray's income, by enabling them to keep a servant, had the effect of throwing Rose adrift about the house.

The maps are also well done, and therefore useful in enabling a reader to follow out the details of the narrative.

He nodded to the gunner and the reef points were quickly tied, thus enabling the three boats to keep together.

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