English dictionary
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English verb: impair | |||
| 1. | impair (change) make worse or less effective | ||
| Samples | His vision was impaired. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| 2. | impair (change) make imperfect | ||
| Samples | Nothing marred her beauty. | ||
| Synonyms | deflower, mar, spoil, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blemish, cloud, corrupt, deface, defile, disfigure, sully, taint | ||
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