impair

im·pair  (m-pâr)

tr.v. im·paired, im·pair·ing, im·pairs

To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality: an injury that impaired my hearing; a severe storm impairing communications.

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[Middle English empairen, from Old French empeirer, from Vulgar Latin *impirre : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Late Latin pirre, to worsen (from Latin pior, worse; see ped- in Indo-European roots).]

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im·pairment n.

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impair

Verb

to damage or weaken in strength or quality [Old French empeirer to make worse]

impairment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	2.	impair - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" mar, deflower, vitiate, spoil damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" defile, sully, taint, corrupt, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

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impair

verb worsen, reduce, damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, diminish, decrease, blunt, deteriorate, lessen, hinder, debilitate, vitiate, enfeeble, enervate << OPPOSITE improve

Translations

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → perjudicar

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impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → détériorer, diminuer

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impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → beeinträchtigen

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impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → danneggiare

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impair

v impair [imˈpeə]

to damage, weaken or make less good He was told that smoking would impair his health. benadeel يُضْعِف увреждам poškodit, oslabit skade; svække beeinträchtigen βλάπτω, εξασθενίζω, καταστρέφω perjudicar, dañar kahjustama آسیب رساندن؛ ضعیف کردن heikentää détériorer לִפגוֹם बिगाड़ना narušiti, oštetiti (el)ront merusak skaða, veikja danneggiare そこなう 악화시키다 sugadinti, pakenkti bojāt; kaitēt; vājināt; pasliktināties merosakkan schaden skade, svekke, forverre nadwątlić prejudicar a strica, a deteriora повреждать poškodiť poslabšati narušiti försämra, skada ทำให้แย่ลง zarar vermek, bozmak 損害，削弱 пошкоджувати, псувати بگاڑنا làm yếu đi 损害，削弱

n imˈpairment

benadeling إضْعاف увреждане zhoršení skade; svækkelse die Beeinträchtigung βλάβη deterioro, daños kahjustus آسیب؛ ضعف heikentyminen détérioration לִקוּי हानि oštećenje, pogoršanje (meg)rongálódás kerusakan skaði; hrönun deterioramento 損傷 악화 sugadinimas, pakenkimas bojāšana; vājināšana; pasliktināšanās kerosakan beschadiging svekkelse nadwyrężenie prejuízo deteriorare повреждение poškodenie poslabšanje narušavanje försämring, försvagning การทำให้แย่ลง zarar verme, boz(ul)ma 削弱 погіршення; пошкодження تخریب sự làm hư hại 削弱