01 v. t. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.
imp. & p. p.
Enabled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Enabling
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To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.[Obs.]“Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles, when he enabled them with priestly power.” — Jer. Taylor.
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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; to empower; to endow.“Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.” — Addison.