In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ENABLED
Adjective
enabled (comparative more enabled, superlative most enabled)
Being capable for use or action; not disabled
(computing) Adapted for use with the specified mechanism or system.
Antonyms
• disabled
Verb
enabled
simple past tense and past participle of enable
Anagrams
• endable
Source: Wiktionary
ENABLE
En*a"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enabling.]
1. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong. [Obs.] "Who hath enabled me." 1 Tim. i. 12. Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles, when he enabled them with priestly power. Jer. Taylor.
2. To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow. Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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