All 5 Uses of
enable
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Behind Mad-eye's eye, a telescopic attach-ment enabled Umbridge to spy on the workers on the other side of the door.†
Chpt 13 *
- Nevertheless, a combination of tried-and-tested reporting techniques enabled me to extract enough nuggets of hard fact to string together the whole scandalous story.†
Chpt 18
- So he asked for something that would enable him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death.†
Chpt 21
- Saying it out loud enabled him to make sense of it all.†
Chpt 31
- The stone I would have used in an attempt to drag back those who are at peace, rather than enable my self-sacrifice, as you did.†
Chpt 35
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."