enabled

American  

[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /

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.

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Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Etymology

Origin of enabled

enable ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The association with BlueCo has enabled Strasbourg to not only spend big on players, but also reject offers.

From BBC

It was the same water that had taken me to the master’s place, and then enabled my escape.

From Literature

But a highly competitive SA20 franchise competition enabled players to find form under pressure before the World Cup squad came together.

From Barron's

Crandell and Mullineaux’s warnings of floods enabled the residents along the Toutle River to be prepared to move to higher ground and prevented many lives from being lost in the flood.

From Literature

By the end of the day Musk said Starlink had been enabled in Ukraine and promised more satellite dishes.

From BBC

Related Words

• empower
• facilitate
• implement
• permit
• set up