enabled

[en-ey-buhld]

adjective

1. Digital Technology.,  equipped for a specified extended, peripheral, or premium use (used in combination): web-enabled cell phones.

   a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat;

   web-enabled cell phones.

2. noting or relating to a person living with a physical or mental disability who uses adaptive tools or assistive technology to engage in everyday activities and share public and private spaces with others.

   Enabled employees are granted reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

3. nondisabled.

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enabled¹

enable ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Scheiring observed “a key underlying story is that media owners, both foreign and domestic, largely capitulated individually rather than mounting collective resistance, which enabled Orbán’s systematic capture strategy.”

From Salon

Paying bail enabled someone to receive their punishment up front rather than be detained to answer for it, and then, if they were found not guilty, they could have the money back.

From Salon

They enabled him to run rings round them.

From BBC

The company says that currently enabled FSD features “require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.”

From Los Angeles Times

That kept the drive alive and enabled Malaki Davis to score on a four-yard run to take the lead with 2:27 left.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• empower 
• facilitate 
• implement 
• permit 
• set up