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[ im-pair ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪmˈpɛər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
verb (used without object) to grow or become worse; lessen.
Origin of impair 1 1250–1300; Middle English empairen, empeiren “to make worse,” from Middle French empeirer, equivalent to em- im-1 + peirer “to make worse,” from Late Latin pējōrāre, equivalent to Latin pējōr-, stem of pējor “worse” + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix; cf. pejorative
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synonym study for impair 1 . See injure.
OTHER WORDS FROM impair im·pair·a·ble, adjective im·pair·er, noun im·pair·ment, noun non·im·pair·ment, noun
pre·im·pair·ment, noun self-im·pair·a·ble, adjective self-im·pair·ing, adjective un·im·pair·a·ble, adjective
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Definition for impair (2 of 2) [ an -per ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛ̃ˈpɛr / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective French . noting any odd number, especially in roulette.
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Was this enough to impair the pilots but not enough to destroy the airplane in the air?
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I have a certain standing in the community which even Mrs. Carter's madness has not seemed to impair seriously.
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The proposed provision excludes slaves, not citizens, whose rights it will not, and cannot impair .
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It will impair our standing with other States and the world.
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This may have baffled some hopes, and in some degree qualified his happiness, but did not impair his virtues.
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Nothing—no pertness, no audacity, no silliness, no affectation—could impair the extraordinary charm.
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British Dictionary definitions for impair verb (tr) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc his hearing was impaired by an accident
Derived forms of impair impairable , adjective impairer , noun impairment , noun Word Origin for impair C14: from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorative
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