enablern.
/ᵻˈneɪblə/, /ɛˈneɪblə/, /ᵻˈneɪbl̩ə/, /ɛˈneɪbl̩ə/, U.S. /ᵻˈneɪb(ə)lər/, /ɛˈneɪb(ə)lər/ One who enables.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > one who or that which
enabler1615
facilitator1775
1615 S. Hieron Dignitie of Preaching in Wks. (1620) I. 606 It was wholly by a certaine secret enabler.
1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 108 God, the onely enabler to so great performances.
1825 Ann. Reg. 210 The word Habilitador might, if there were such a word, be translated Enabler.
Draft additions March 2009
A person who intentionally or unintentionally encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behaviour in another.
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1979 Los Angeles Times 12 Oct. e19/1 Don't be an enabler. That's an Alcoholics Anonymous word for someone who helps instead of hindering the drinker.
1988 A. Miller Enabler (1990) i. 7 An enabler promotes weakness in others by protecting them from the consequences of their unproductive behavior.
1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 137 Are they a cold, calculating partnership? A sex addict and his enabler?
2007 L. Sax Boys Adrift 152 My parents are enablers. They make it easy for me to do less than I might otherwise have to do.
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