give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.
the evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions
同义词：
authorizesanctionwarrantlicensequalifyallowpermitentitleempoweraccreditlegalizevalidatecommissiondelegateallowpermitletgive the means togive the resources toequippreparefacilitatecapacitatefitinformal：OKgive the OK togive the green light togive the thumbs up to
2
Computing
make (a device or system) operational; activate.
you can enable compression or even virus scanning prior to backup
