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impair
What does impair mean?
impair (verb): make worse or less effective.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use impair in a sentence?
- His vision was impaired. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce impair?
/ɪmˈpɛɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does impair come from?
From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to impair
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “impair” mean?
use as a basis for; found on
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to begin, commence, initiate
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make worse or less effective
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look at again; examine again
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