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abled

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
abled /ˈābəld, ˈeɪbəld /
▸ adjective having a full range of physical or mental abilities; not disabled:
an astonishing company of abled and disabled dancers.
See also differently abled.
– ORIGIN 1940s : either from able + -ed1 (on the pattern of disabled) or a back-formation from disabled.