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Enabler vs Enabled - What's the difference?

enabler | enabled |

As a noun enabler

is one who helps something to happen.

As an adjective enabled is

being capable for use or action.

As a verb enabled is

(enable).

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

    enabled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being capable for use or action.

    • Antonyms

    * disabled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enable)