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Enabler vs Disable - What's the difference?

enabler | disable |

As a noun enabler

is one who helps something to happen.

As a verb disable is

to render unable; to take away an ability of.

As an adjective disable is

lacking ability; unable.

enabler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who helps something to happen.
  • One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by his or her behaviour.
  • One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.

    • See also

    * (projectlink) * co-dependence * provert

    References

    * Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary. English agent nouns

    disable

    English

    Verb

    (disabl)
  • To render unable; to take away an ability of.
  • (chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
    • Falling off the horse disabled him.
  • to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
    • The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

    Antonyms

    * enable

    Derived terms

    * disablement

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.
  • * Daniel
    • Our disable and unactive force.

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