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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Remski said he sees connections between the kind of New Age spirituality pioneered by Chopra and other developments in society, economics and politics that have enabled a hyper-individualist culture.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“It has enabled people who have completely lost their brain-body connection to speak again … and we believe it will enable people to walk again,” Musk said of Neuralink’s brain-computer interface, or BCI, technologies.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

A handy case of corporate synergy enabled this TV movie to film a host of essential footage at the 2000 festival, even if most of the picture was shot in Vancouver.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"Shell delivered strong results enabled by our relentless focus on operational performance in a quarter marked by unprecedented disruption in global energy markets," said Shell chief executive Wael Sawan.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Rather, he established a base line which enabled others to make priority claims.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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