Enable has a number of senses, most of which are some variant on allowing someone (or something, such as enabling cookies on a computer) to do something.

Put simply, borders are shrinking, and technology is enabling new forms of capital flow and connection.

conferring legal power or sanction, as by removing a disability: an enabling act.

Definition of 'enabling' enabling in British English (ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ ) adjective providing the power, means, opportunity, or authority to allow someone to do something

Mar 31, 2012 · ENABLING definition: conferring additional legal powers or capacities, especially by removing a barrier to action, suspending required permission, or relaxing oversight: enabling power. …

Definition of enable verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. enable somebody/something to do something to make it possible for somebody/something to do something synonym allow. This …

en•a•bling (en ā′ bling), adj. [Law.] Law conferring new legal powers or capacities, esp. by removing a disability; having the right to license or regulate: an enabling act; enabling power.

Enabling is a term used for laws that confer legal powers to someone or something. An enabling act makes it possible for authorities to take action.

These choices are part of what enabled the company to be successful. The proposed tax will enable [= facilitate] the hiring of more police officers. Be sure to enable your computer's firewall.

Enabling is the act of supporting or facilitating someone's negative or harmful behavior, often out of a sense of love, compassion, or a desire to protect them.