All 4 Uses of
enable
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Pray discuss it with me; pray enable me to see it a little more clearly, and teach me how to be a little more useful.†
Chpt 2.19 *
- It would not enable Her to go to see him.†
Chpt 3.9
- First," he put his hand in his coat, and took another paper from it, "that is the certificate which enables me to pass out of this city.†
Chpt 3.12
- It is a similar certificate, enabling him and his daughter and her child, at any time, to pass the barrier and the frontier!†
Chpt 3.12
Definition:
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(enable) to make possiblein various senses, including:
- to give someone the ability, knowledge, or authority to do something -- as in "The study will enable an informed discussion."
- to activate a computer system for use -- as in "You can enable the feature in the Settings Page."
- to permit someone to repeat bad behavior, so they reinforce the bad pattern -- as in "I don't want to enable her drug addiction."