Both Uses of

enable

in

Queen of Babble

You'd have been enabling him to continue his destructive behavior.†
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enabling = making 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."