enable
v.
early 15c., "to make fit;" mid-15c., "to make able to," from en-(1) "make, put in" + able. Related: Enabled; enabling. An enabling act (1684) is so called because it empowers a body or person to take certain action.
〔李〕[en-=to make 使；able a. 有能力的→] v. make able；give ability to 使能够；使成为可能