All 4 Uses of
enable
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind is akin to that of the religious worshipper or lover.†
Part 2 *enables = makes possible
- But I'm satisfied with this because I've faith that if I 134 need the things that money enables, the bank will provide the means, through their checking system, of getting it.†
Part 2
- The holiness of the mountain infused into their own spirits enabled them to endure far more than anything he, with his greater physical strength, could take.†
Part 3enabled = made possible
- We first seek the cases in which this rule has the greatest chance of failing; by going very far away in space or very far away in time, we may find our usual rules entirely overturned, and these grand overturnings enable us the better to see the little changes that may happen nearer to us.†
Part 3enable = 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."