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impair

im·pair [ im pér ] (past and past participle im·paired, present participle im·pair·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pairs)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
weaken something: to lessen the quality, strength, or effectiveness of something

[14th century. < Old French empeirier, literally "make worse" < Latin pejor "worse"]

im·pair·a·ble adjective
im·pair·er noun
im·pair·ment noun
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