Makes possible (7)
I believe the answer is:
enables
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">makes possible</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for enables that I've seen before include "Allows" , "Renders capable" , "Facilitates or empowers" , "Makes possible" .)