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

He instead argued that the speed at which commanders are now taking action is a "consequence of the increased efficiency" that Maven has enabled.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But they insisted that the platforms themselves negligently enabled this harm through faulty design of their services.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The research reflects more than six years of work supported by a National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award, which enabled the team to investigate how chronic pain develops and persists.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

It also provides obfuscated servers, but obfuscation isn’t enabled across the board.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Hitherto, almost all we grew had been sold to pay the rent of the land; now we were enabled to keep some of our own produce.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Related Words

• empower
• facilitate
• implement
• permit
• set up