enabler
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enabler — 1610s, agent noun from ENABLE (Cf. enable) … Etymology dictionary
enabler — n. Like your dysfunctional family, business is full of enablers things that enable something else, often of a self destructive nature. For instance, were you aware that Total Facilities Management is a Core Business Enabler ? Weird, I wasn t… … Business English jargon and slang
enabler — enable ► VERB 1) provide with the ability or means to do something. 2) make possible. DERIVATIVES enablement noun enabler noun … English terms dictionary
enabler — noun Date: 1615 one that enables another to achieve an end; especially one who enables another to persist in self destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
enabler — See enable. * * * … Universalium
enabler — noun a) One who helps something to happen. b) One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by his or her behaviour … Wiktionary
enabler — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. facilitator, helper, aid, assistant, contributor, cooperator, accomplice, abettor, partner in crime … English dictionary for students
enabler — n. one who makes possible, one who enables … English contemporary dictionary
enabler — en·abler … English syllables
enabler — UK [enˈeɪˌblə(r)] / US [enˈeɪˌblɜr] noun [countable] 1) a person or organization that makes it possible for someone else to achieve something 2) mainly American someone who makes it possible for someone to continue with behaviour that is bad for… … English dictionary
