All 3 Uses of "enable" in "Growing Up, by Baker"

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enable
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Growing Up, by Baker
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It enabled her to contribute to the budget for Wakeman Avenue, and that was good for her self-respect, but there was no longer any deceiving herself about becoming independent.†
Chpt 6 *

enabled = made possible
She'd hoped for years that something would come along to enable me to go to college.†
Chpt 13

enable = make possible
In the plane—Total Loss in the front seat, me in the back—I connected the speaking tube which enabled him to talk to me but didn't allow me to speak back.†
Chpt 15

enabled = made possible

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(1) (enable)
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."
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)