abling
SayAY-bling/ˈeɪ.bl.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle of able. The verb is archaic; enabling is the usual word today.
Note
The -ing form of a verb English has let go: every sense of the verb able is obsolete, whether to make ready, to enable, to dress, to reinforce or confirm, or to vouch for. The silent e drops before the suffix, as in table and tabling. The verb is always transitive, so abling needs an object (abling them to act). In present-day writing, enabling is the safe choice for that meaning.
abling is a form of able
- Spelling
- able → abling: drop the e, add -ing
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