ENABLED

[ɪˈneɪbəɫd]
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
E(1) N(1) A(1) B(3) L(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition

[ɪˈneɪbəɫd]
verb
  1. To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
  2. To affirm; to make firm and strong.
  3. To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
  4. To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
    “April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption”
  5. To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
    “His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.”
adjective
  1. Being capable for use or action; not disabled
  2. Adapted for use with the specified mechanism or system.
    “Ajax-enabled”

Source: Wiktionary

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