enabled

verb

past tense of enable
1
as in allowed
to make able or possible my new glasses enable me to read the fine print

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2
as in empowered
to give official or legal power to a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations

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Recent Examples of enabled Those walls are coming down, thanks to a wave of vibe coding enabled by OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Cowork. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Performance is driven by Processes, enabled by People and inspired by Purpose—and all of it is held together by a bit of Phun. — Sam Talya, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The advanced safety detector, which screens incoming messages for policy violations, must be manually enabled by users. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Check your router settings and make sure the firewall remains enabled. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 That enabled stopover landings at the historic Stanley Hotel. — Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026 Three massive screens in the front enabled even those in the nosebleed seats to watch Young’s incomparable fret work. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The feature is only available when a driver has activated Uber’s Record My Ride feature and enabled live streaming, according to information Uber provided to Mashable. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 The driver needs to have video enabled for the livestream to be available. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabled
  1. allowed
  2. empowered
  3. permitted
  4. authorized
  5. qualified
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  • The Patriots faced only one defense last regular season that ranked in the top 10 in points allowed per drive (Cleveland Browns).
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Miami starter Tyler Phillips (5-6) allowed 3 runs and 5 hits over 5 innings.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of allowed
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  • Her fraught bunny legacy ultimately empowered other women, inspiring a new generation to claim their own stories.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Von Furstenberg, who built a fashion empire around a silhouette that empowered women to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, always got the memo, too.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of empowered
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  • Arnold is not permitted to practice or play while on the exempt list.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD wants to allow home schooling, which so far isn't permitted in Germany.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitted
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  • The San Diego Padres will call up top catching prospect Ethan Salas when rosters expand Tuesday, a team source told The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the move.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cities and counties would be authorized to charge fees for the inspections under the bill.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the old format, Shane van Gisbergen’s road-course dominance would’ve automatically qualified him for the playoff field thanks to two wins at extra curvy tracks this summer.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualified

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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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