Standard Lemma guide

enabling

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An act or an instance of something being enabled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of enable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

providing legal power or sanction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an enabling resolution
  • enabling power

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disabling

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

enabling in complete knowledge articles