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William Wilson
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- He appeared to be destitute alike of the ambition which urged, and of the passionate energy of mind which enabled me to excel.†
*enabled = made possible
- This the faint light enabled me to perceive; but the features of his face I could not distinguish.†
- Thither I soon went; the uncalculating vanity of my parents furnishing me with an outfit and annual establishment, which would enable me to indulge at will in the luxury already so dear to my heart,—to vie in profuseness of expenditure with the haughtiest heirs of the wealthiest earldoms in Great Britain.†
enable = make possible
- Their light, in dying, enabled us just to perceive that a stranger had entered, about my own height, and closely muffled in a cloak.†
enabled = made possible
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)