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abled, ppl. a.|ˈeɪb(ə)ld|
[f. able v. + -ed1.]
†1. Capable; vigorous, thriving. Obs.
1576F. Clement Petie Schole (1587) 4 How fewe be there under the age of seauen or eight yeares, that are towardly abled, and praysablie furnished for reading? 1597T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon ii. 11 Wee are the cedars, they the mushromes bee, Vnabled shrubs, vnto an abled tree. 1605B. Jonson Sejanus ii. i. sig. D, For this potion, we intend to Drusus,..whom shall we choose As the most apt, and abled Instrument, To minister it to him?
2. [formed in contradistinction to disabled ppl. a.] Able-bodied; not disabled. Freq. used euphem. as the second element in Combs. to avoid perceived negative connotations of the prefix dis-, as in differently abled, disabled. Also absol. orig. and chiefly U.S.
1981Washington Post 30 Oct. iii. 8/4 The disabled vary like the abled. Some are terminally ill, some are teen-agers paralyzed by car accidents. 1985Los Angeles Times 9 Apr. v. 1/4 In a valiant effort to find a kinder term than handicapped, the Democratic National Committee has coined differently abled. The committee itself shows signs of being differently abled in the use of English. 1987V. Mollenkott Godding iii. 39 Predominantly middle-aged, fully abled, self-consciously heterosexual married membership. 1990San Francisco Chron. 4 July (Briefing section) 7/1, I was aware of how truly frustrating it must be to be disabled, having to deal not only with your disability, but with abled people's utter disregard for your needs. 1990Amateur Stage Sept. 5/2 All the young members of this group suffer from cerebral palsy but insisted ‘We are not disabled, we are differently abled.’ 1992A. Maupin Maybe the Moon i. 16 They were gentle, surprisingly naive kids, who took endless pains to guard against what they referred to as ‘the exploitation of the differently abled’. |