enabled

[ en-ey-buhld ]

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 ( def ).

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enabled¹

enable ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Using both types of tea bags in this project enabled the researchers to gain a more comprehensive picture of the wetlands' capacity for carbon storage.

From Science Daily

Achieving such low latency enabled them to efficiently train a deep neural network on the chip, a process known as in situ training that typically consumes a huge amount of energy in digital hardware.

From Science Daily

He said the Kenyan authorities had enabled the cross-border operation, even though officials in Nairobi insist they knew nothing about it.

From BBC

"Being able to examine what animals ate and how they interacted with their environment helps us understand what enabled dinosaurs to be so successful."

From Science Daily

"Our results are strong evidence for tailored garment production using bone needles and fur-bearing animal pelts. These garments partially enabled modern human dispersal to northern latitudes and eventually enabled colonization of the Americas."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• empower
• facilitate
• implement
• permit
• set up