abled
[ ey-buhld ]
/ ˈeɪ bəld /
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adjective
noting or relating to a person unaffected by physical, mental, or cognitive impairment; nondisabled: I don’t think abled folks realize how inaccessible basic infrastructure is.
Rare. noting or relating to a disabled person who uses assistive technology or accommodations that make education, jobs, or other activities accessible to them: Teachers and institutions need to understand that if tools are provided to children with disabilities, they will become abled individuals in society.
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Origin of abled
First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from disabled
Words nearby abled
ablaut, ablaze, able, able-bodied, able-bodied seaman, abled, ableism, ableist, ableist language, able rating, able seaman
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How to use abled in a sentence
You are a model for sportsmen, disabled and abled bodied sportsmen, all over the world?
Nine times out of 10 they don't mean anything by it, and they're already uncomfortable around the differently abled.
I stay' wood Catharine people for a year 'til I wus abled to buil' on my lan'.
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British Dictionary definitions for abled
abled
/ (ˈeɪbəld) /
adjective
having a range of physical powers as specified (esp in the phrases less abled, differently abled)
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