enabled

[ en-ey-buhld ]

/ ɛnˈeɪ bəld /

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Definition of enabled

adjective

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

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.

nondisabled.

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Origin of enabled

enable + -ed²

usage note for enabled

See able-bodied.

Words nearby enabled

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How to use enabled in a sentence

Hospitals in the future will look far more tech-enabled and consumer-focused — when patients are actually even getting care in a hospital building itself.
The future of hospitals will be outside of hospitals|Tina Reed|November 2, 2021|Axios
That enabled the same plot of land—and the same amount of water—to produce a much larger crop.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The nature of the mobile-enabled swarmcast means it appear to be degraded, but it has really only reconfigured.
ISIS Is Winning the Online Jihad Against the West|Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Sopranos happened at a time when the Internet was here, was with us, and I think it enabled a land grab to take place.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And that enabled me to slot in the shooting of the first two episodes [of The Divide] in that.
Tony Goldwyn Tackles Political Scandal Again on ‘The Divide’|Jason Lynch|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That development enabled the persistence of the accelerating pace that started with biological evolution.
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He thus decoyed them away, and the fortunate couple were enabled to reach the British lines under cover of the darkness.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It had this advantage: that it enabled her to stand where he might not watch her face without turning his head.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Trevithick's high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman's power.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
John Dickinson saw the matter in the same light, a light which his superior abilities enabled him to portray in more lurid colors.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
Castiglione added to his laurels, for it was his handling of the artillery that enabled Augereau to win his great victory.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison