All 4 Uses of "enable" in "Unbroken, by Hillenbrand"

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enable
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Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
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The plane was equipped with a radio compass that enabled Harry to determine the direction from which the signal was coming.
p. 82.1 *

enabled = allowed
Their sturdy bomb bay doors sat flush to the fuselage and tended to hold in a ditching, enabling the plane to float.
p. 85.3

enabling = allowing
This was a common practice, enabling copilots to gain experience to qualify as first pilots.
p. 117.3
Knowing that the Allies were winning was immensely inspiring, enabling men to go on a little longer.
p. 206.2

enabling = making it possible for

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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)