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maim

maim [ maym ] (past and past participle maimed, present participle maim·ing, 3rd person present singular maims)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
wound or disable somebody: to inflict a severe and permanent injury on a person or animal, especially one that renders a limb useless
maimed by a land mine

[14th century. < Old French mahaignier]
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