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abled

SayAY-buhld/ˈeɪ.bl̩d/

Noun pluralableds

3 meanings of abled

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  1. 1
    adjectivein compounds
    Having physical powers of a particular kind, as described by a word placed before it.

    The program supports differently abled students in regular classrooms.

    More physically abled volunteers carried the heavy gear up the trail.

    Oppositedisabled

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A person who does not have a disability.

    Most ableds never think about ramps until a friend needs one.

    The abled don't see how hard a long flight of stairs can be for me.

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  3. 3
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of able. This old verb is rare today, and most people say enabled.
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abled is a form of able

Forms
ableables he/she/itabling -ing formabled past tense, past participle
Spelling
able → abled: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

This word was made from the word "disabled" by removing the beginning "dis-".