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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 [ɪmˈpɛə]

vb

(tr) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc. his hearing was impaired by an accident

[from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorative]

impairable  adj

impairer  n

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 Consumption of alcohol impairs your ability to drive.
better, improve, strengthen, enhance, amend, facilitate, ameliorate

Translations

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] VT [+ health, relations] → perjudicar, afectar; [+ sight, hearing] → afectar, dañar; [+ ability] → mermar; [+ judgement] → afectar; [+ visibility] → reducir
impaired hearing → problemas mpl de audición

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impair [ɪmˈpɛə^r] vt

(= damage) → perturber

(= reduce) [+ ability, faculty] → réduire

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impair

vt → beeinträchtigen; hearing, sight also → verschlechtern; relations also, health → schaden (+dat)

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impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt (health) → danneggiare, pregiudicare; (sight, hearing) → deteriorare, menomare; (visibility) → ridurre; (relations) → deteriorare

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impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt (health) → danneggiare, pregiudicare; (sight, hearing) → deteriorare, menomare; (visibility) → ridurre; (relations) → deteriorare

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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 huonontaa détériorer לִפגוֹם बिगाड़ना narušiti, oštetiti (el)ront merusak skaða, veikja danneggiare そこなう 손상시키다 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 huononnus détérioration לִקוּי हानि oštećenje, pogoršanje (meg)rongálódás kerusakan skaði; hrönun deterioramento 損傷 손상 sugadinimas, pakenkimas bojāšana; vājināšana; pasliktināšanās kerosakan beschadiging svekkelse nadwyrężenie prejuízo deteriorare повреждение poškodenie poslabšanje narušavanje försämring, försvagning การทำให้แย่ลง zarar verme, boz(ul)ma 損害，削弱 погіршення; пошкодження تخریب sự làm hư hại 削弱