Enable and Obstruct

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Enable

Enable verb - To give official or legal power to.
Usage example: a law that would enable the authorities to use wiretaps without obtaining court orders
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Obstruct is an antonym for enable in allow topic.
Nearby Words: enabled, enabling

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
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Enable is an antonym for obstruct.
Nearby Words: obstruction, obstructive, obstructing
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Common collocations

ability enable ability obstruct ability
movement enable movement obstruct movement
pursuit enable pursuit obstruct pursuit
plan enable plan obstruct plan
Other words: characters, access, players.
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