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 lithe physique of the rubber man of tennis enabled him to chase down seemingly lost causes and he combined a brutally efficient game with a rock-solid defence.

From Barron's

Both are important for ensuring representation, but they have also enabled Recording Academy voters to ignore Latin music's mainstream popularity.

From Barron's

This, Ms Shotbolt argues, has enabled Steam to charge an "excessive commission of up to 30%", making UK consumers pay too much for purchasing PC games and add-on content.

From BBC

This method enabled the research team to clearly identify high BMI as a direct cause of increased dementia risk.

From Science Daily

The Israeli military said the clarification of existing intelligence over the weekend had enabled the search of a cemetery near Gaza City.

From BBC

Related Words

• empower
• facilitate
• implement
• permit
• set up