All 6 Uses of
enable
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- It was the first time he had ever struck me; and fear did not enable me to control my anger.†
Chpt 7 *enable = make possible
- It is difficult to persuade such that freedom could make them useful men, and enable them to protect their wives and children.†
Chpt 8
- Any white man, who could raise money enough to buy a slave, would have considered himself degraded by being a constable; but the office enabled its possessor to exercise authority.†
Chpt 22enabled = made possible
- How earnestly I prayed to him to restore me to my children, and enable me to be a useful woman and a good mother!†
Chpt 26enable = make possible
- This state of things enabled me to slip down into the storeroom more frequently, where I could stand upright, and move my limbs more freely.†
Chpt 27enabled = made possible
- A small portion of my experience would enable her to read her own pages with anointed eyes.†
Chpt 37enable = make possible
Definition:
to make possible
in 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."