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What does enable mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word enable? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.
  2. To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for.
  3. To allow a way out or excuse for an action.
  4. To activate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
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A prison warder was called as a witness, to enable Barker to establish the harsh character of solitary confinement in the jail.
The vessel is designed to enable able-bodied and physically disabled people to experience the adventure of off-shore sailing.
The drive elements enable both linear and rotational motion through fully sealed linkages.
Infrared sensing pits enable them to hunt at night, when warm-blooded mammals are easier to find.
This will enable astronomers to probe the gaseous component of the early Universe to study the first stars, galaxies, and quasars.
New firmware would also enable read-only DVD drives to accept DVD-RAM disks.

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