"enabler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: enablers [plural]
Etymology: enable + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|enable|er|id2=agent noun}} enable + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} enabler (plural enablers)
  1. One who or that which helps something to happen. Translations (one who helps something to happen): pemampu (Indonesian), pendaya (Indonesian), facilitatore [masculine] (Italian), aiutante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), facilitador [masculine] (Portuguese), habilitador [masculine] (Portuguese), capacitador [masculine] (Portuguese), facilitator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), facilitatorica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), omogućavatelj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), omogućavateljica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), facilitador [masculine] (Spanish), habilitador [masculine] (Spanish), capacitador [masculine] (Spanish), asesor [masculine] (Spanish), ayudante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), asistente [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enabler-en-noun-OWYJKW1Z Disambiguation of 'one who helps something to happen': 63 18 18
  2. One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behaviour. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who encourages a bad habit in another): mahdollistaja (Finnish), incoraggiatore [masculine] (Italian), tentatore [masculine] (Italian), ammaliatore [masculine] (Italian), seduttore [masculine] (Italian), ingannatore [masculine] (Italian), facilitador [masculine] (Spanish), sonsacador [masculine] (Spanish), alcahuete [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enabler-en-noun-E00DNXvl Disambiguation of People: 28 45 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 53 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 22 56 22 Disambiguation of 'one who encourages a bad habit in another': 15 68 17
  3. One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way. Translations (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way): ammaestratore [masculine] (Italian), omogućavatelj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), omogućavateljica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), autorizador [masculine] (Spanish), habilitador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enabler-en-noun-q9ZS83Qb Disambiguation of 'one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way': 8 9 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: co-dependence

Inflected forms

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