maim

[ meym ]

/ meɪm /

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verb (used with object)

to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.

to impair; make essentially defective: The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs.

noun Obsolete.

a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.

an injury or defect; blemish; lack.

Origin of maim

1250–1300; Middle English mayme, variant of mahaymemayhem

SYNONYMS FOR maim

2 injure, disable, deface, mar.

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synonym study for maim

1. Maim, lacerate, mangle, mutilate indicate the infliction of painful and severe injuries on the body. To maim is to injure by giving a disabling wound, or by depriving a person of one or more members or their use: maimed in an accident. To lacerate is to inflict severe cuts and tears on the flesh or skin: to lacerate an arm. To mangle is to chop undiscriminatingly or to crush or rend by blows or pressure, as if by machinery: bodies mangled in a train wreck. To mutilate is to injure the completeness or beauty of a body, especially by cutting off an important member: to mutilate a statue, a tree, a person.

OTHER WORDS FROM maim

maimedness, nounmaimer, nounre·maim, verb (used with object)self-maimed, adjective

un·maimed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH maim

maim , mayhem (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words nearby maim

mail-order house, mail-out, mailroom, mailsack, mailshot, maim, mai mai, Maiman, Maimonides, main, Mainbocher

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Example sentences from the Web for maim

When Iron Dome misses -- and it does sometimes miss -- the Gaza rockets kill and maim only within a very limited radius.
Israel's 'Iron Dome' Can't Stop a Suitcase Bomb|David Frum|March 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But what chances should I have given them to kill or maim us: Fifty-fifty?
To Shoot or Not to Shoot|Edward Conlon|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I will kill thee, maim thee like a dog, Unless thou takest thy hand from off the maid!Marc.
Virginia, A Tragedy|Marion Forster Gilmore
Man has no better natural right to poison himself or his neighbor, than to maim, wound or kill himself or his neighbor.
Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments|Various

It is the nature of the borer to maim or kill the tree; it is for the interest of the owner that the tree should live.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
"I think Agnew fixed up some shells to kill or maim me," said Frank.
Frank Merriwell's Reward|Burt L. Standish
When the savage desires to rob you, he may attempt to strangle and maim you.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906|Various

British Dictionary definitions for maim

maim

/ (meɪm) /

verb (tr)

to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal)

to make defective

noun

obsolete an injury or defect

Derived forms of maim

maimedness (ˈmeɪmɪdnɪs), nounmaimer, noun

Word Origin for maim

C14: from Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin

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单词	maim
释义	maim [ meym ] / meɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maim ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life. to impair; make essentially defective: The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs. noun Obsolete. a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb. an injury or defect; blemish; lack. Origin of maim 1250–1300; Middle English mayme, variant of mahaymemayhem SYNONYMS FOR maim 2 injure, disable, deface, mar. SEE SYNONYMS FOR maim ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for maim 1. Maim, lacerate, mangle, mutilate indicate the infliction of painful and severe injuries on the body. To maim is to injure by giving a disabling wound, or by depriving a person of one or more members or their use: maimed in an accident. To lacerate is to inflict severe cuts and tears on the flesh or skin: to lacerate an arm. To mangle is to chop undiscriminatingly or to crush or rend by blows or pressure, as if by machinery: bodies mangled in a train wreck. To mutilate is to injure the completeness or beauty of a body, especially by cutting off an important member: to mutilate a statue, a tree, a person. OTHER WORDS FROM maim maimedness, nounmaimer, nounre·maim, verb (used with object)self-maimed, adjective un·maimed, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH maim maim , mayhem (see synonym study at the current entry) Words nearby maim mail-order house, mail-out, mailroom, mailsack, mailshot, maim, mai mai, Maiman, Maimonides, main, Mainbocher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maim When Iron Dome misses -- and it does sometimes miss -- the Gaza rockets kill and maim only within a very limited radius. Israel's 'Iron Dome' Can't Stop a Suitcase Bomb\|David Frum\|March 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But what chances should I have given them to kill or maim us: Fifty-fifty? To Shoot or Not to Shoot\|Edward Conlon\|April 14, 2011\|DAILY BEAST I will kill thee, maim thee like a dog, Unless thou takest thy hand from off the maid!Marc. Virginia, A Tragedy\|Marion Forster Gilmore Man has no better natural right to poison himself or his neighbor, than to maim, wound or kill himself or his neighbor. Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments\|Various It is the nature of the borer to maim or kill the tree; it is for the interest of the owner that the tree should live. The Fat of the Land\|John Williams Streeter "I think Agnew fixed up some shells to kill or maim me," said Frank. Frank Merriwell's Reward\|Burt L. Standish When the savage desires to rob you, he may attempt to strangle and maim you. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906\|Various British Dictionary definitions for maim maim / (meɪm) / verb (tr) to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal) to make defective noun obsolete an injury or defect Derived forms of maim maimedness (ˈmeɪmɪdnɪs), nounmaimer, noun Word Origin for maim C14: from Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maim harm, dismember, disfigure, injure, incapacitate, wound, impair, disable, hack, mutilate, mangle, maul, castrate, deface, break, mar, truncate, lame, massacre, damage
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maim

verb (used with object)

noun Obsolete.

Origin of maim

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verb (tr)

noun

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