make possible

VERB

enable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empower facilitate implement permit set up

STRONG

accredit approve capacitate commission condition endow fit invest let license prepare qualify ready sanction warrant

WEAK

give power provide the means

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delay hinder refuse reject stop

STRONG

disapprove prevent

WEAK

block disallow halt inhibit oppose

VERB

implement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve carry out complete enforce realize resolve

STRONG

actualize effect enable execute fulfill invoke materialize perform

WEAK

bring about make good provide the means put into effect

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forget give up ignore lose neglect stop

STRONG

halt miss prevent

WEAK

cancel cease delay hinder pause

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A statutory overhaul is necessary to modernize economic instruments and make possible their coordination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"But also, we help the mid-size to small companies and entrepreneurs that now can buy, whether it's one piece of machinery or a large order, and make possible the Venezuelan dream."

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The decision does not have to be voted on, but councillors have five days to object to the plan to make possible changes to it.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

“What initially presented itself mostly as loss began to open doors … and make possible many things that might have never happened otherwise. I really hope that might be the case for some of you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

But as new knowledge accumulated, the printing press instead of fostering scepticism began to make possible a new type of confidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

make possible

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