Verb
- 1. enable, change, alter, modify
- usage: render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
Adjective
- 1. enabling (vs. disabling), facultative, sanctionative, sanctioning
- usage: providing legal power or sanction; "an enabling resolution"; "enabling power"
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