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A"ble (&unr_;), a. [comp. Abler (&unr_;); superl. Ablest (&unr_;).] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. Habile and see Habit.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]
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A many man, to ben an abbot able. Chaucer.
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2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano.
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3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech.
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No man wrote abler state papers. Macaulay.
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4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
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Able for, is Scotticism. “Hardly able for such a march.” Robertson.
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Syn. -- Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.
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A"ble, v. t. [See Able, a.] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. Chaucer.
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2. To vouch for. “I 'll able them.” Shak.
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