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I see a book saying let and make are the meaning of せる. However, I see that
"enable" is a synonym of let and make. So I wonder if these statements are
similar, in the meaning of かのじょはブルスが生きさせる。

> She makes Brews live.  
>  She lets Brews live.  
>  She makes Brews want to live.  
>  She lets Brews want live.  
>  She is Brews' will to live. (willpower)  
>  She enables Brews' will to live.  
>  She enables Brews' to live.  
>  She is Brews' intention to live.  
>  She is why Brews lives.
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grammar word-choice translation verbs
かのじょはブルスが生きさせる。
彼女【かのじょ】はブルスが生きさせる means "Brews makes/lets her live" or "Brews enables her to
live". Whether to use "make/let" or "enable" depends on the context (ie,
whether "she" wants to die or live).

This sentence is semantically the same as ブルスが彼女を生きさせる.

  * が is the subject marker, so Brews is the one who does the action (=to make/let/allow someone (to) live).
  * は is the topic marker, and [it can often replace を](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17817/5010). Because there is another subject (ブルス) which is clearly marked with が, "彼女は" will be interpreted as the _object_ of the action (ie, the one who is made/allowed to live)
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