IMPAIR
\ɪmpˈe͡ə], \ɪmpˈeə], \ɪ_m_p_ˈeə]\
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To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
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Not fit or appropriate.
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Diminution; injury.
By Oddity Software
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To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
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Not fit or appropriate.
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Diminution; injury.
By Noah Webster.
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To make worse; lessen in quantity, excellence, value, or strength; weaken; harm; as, the use of alcoholic drinks impairs the health.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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