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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The city of Malibu has filed a suit of its own accusing the city of L.A., the state and several other entities of engaging in negligent conduct that enabled the fire’s destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Some estimates put these ‘leakage’ flows at 1.5 million barrels per day—and as high as 3.0 million—potentially enabled by transponders being switched off or signals being spoofed,” she wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Pitchbook analyst Franco Granda recently told MarketWatch that SpaceX’s future is “all” being enabled by the 407-foot-rocket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"Military forced conscription became the main challenging factor for us on the battlefield as it enabled the military with limitless manpower," he explains as he takes his men on patrol in the sweltering heat.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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