What is the meaning of enabling?

verb

  • Render capable or able for some task.
    • usage: "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

adjective

  • Providing legal power or sanction.
    • usage: "an enabling resolution"; "enabling power"
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