ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Enabling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Enabling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of enable.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of enable.

More Meanings

  1. An act or an instance of something being enabled.

Example Sentences

Despite the epidemic of homosexual abuse of the young by the American clergy, the history of cover-ups and enablings of these abominations by the bishop […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for enabling

Depending on context, synonyms include facultative, sanctioning, sanctionative.

Antonyms for enabling

Common opposites include disabling, disqualifying.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include facultative, sanctionative, sanctioning, enablement, empower, habilitation.

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