enable
v.v. to make it possible for someone to do something or for a process to happen. You use this when a tool or a rule gives you the power to finish a task.
v. to provide with the means, opportunity, or authority to perform a task; to make feasible. Often used in technical contexts to describe activating a feature or function.
This new software will enable us to work much faster.
The updated security settings enable users to access their files from any device without compromising privacy.
While the legislation was intended to enable small businesses to compete, critics argue that the high compliance costs have actually created a barrier to entry.
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.
The verb is transitive and typically follows the pattern 'enable someone to do something'.
This tool enables to finish the work.This tool enables us to finish the work.Enable requires an object (the person or thing being helped) before the infinitive phrase.