enabled

American

[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /

adjective

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.
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.

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Etymology

Origin of enabled

enable ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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This enabled them to track hundreds of chemical compounds and compare the composition of kombuchas made from different tea varieties.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Bell says the investments have enabled Waste Management to reduce labor at the facilities by 30% while giving it the capacity to collect 2.8 million tons more material a year.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“Sustained investment in public health has enabled development of the advanced molecular tools that detected these infections,” the California Department of Public Health said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Grammys chief executive Harvey Mason Jr said expanding the number of categories made the event "more inclusive" and enabled the awards to "represent more music creators, artists, writers and producers".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

He now wrote his investors a letter letting them know he’d changed his policy—which enabled his investors to be angry with him all over again, even as he was making them rich.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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