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enabled

[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /
VERB
allow, authorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
empower facilitate implement permit set up
STRONG
accredit approve capacitate commission condition endow fit invest let license prepare qualify ready sanction warrant
WEAK
give power make possible provide the means
Antonyms
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delay hinder refuse reject stop
STRONG
disapprove prevent
WEAK
block disallow halt inhibit oppose

Example Sentences

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While the local utility’s upgrade timeline was five years, Critical Loop’s setup enabled the facility to draw power from the grid for most of the year and use on-site batteries to cover peak-constrained hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The infrastructure that enabled their growth was never neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Even the longest winning streak in two and a half years hasn’t enabled shares to break out of that narrow range.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

For some, remote working has also enabled a more nomadic lifestyle.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The new linguistic skills that modern Sapiens acquired about seventy millennia ago enabled them to gossip for hours on end.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari