impair

(ĭm-pâr')
tr.v., -paired, -pair·ing, -pairs.
To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality: an injury that impaired my hearing; a severe storm impairing communications.

[Middle English empairen, from Old French empeirer, from Vulgar Latin *impēiōrāre : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Late Latin pēiōrāre, to worsen (from Latin pēior, worse).]

impairment im·pair'ment n.

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verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: harm, hinder
Antonyms: aid, assist, enhance, help, improve

IN BRIEF: To weaken.

Bad vision can impair your ability to drive.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skade, svække, forringe, forværre, hæmme

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaden

Français (French)
v. tr. - affecter, compromettre (une réputation), affaiblir (la mémoire, la vision), détériorer (la santé)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beeinträchtigen, schaden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξασθενίζω, προκαλώ την εξασθένιση, επιδρώ εμποδιστικά ή βλαβερά, (παρα)βλάπτω

Italiano (Italian)
nuocere a, indebolire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enfraquecer, diminuir

Русский (Russian)
ослаблять, портить, ухудшаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dañar, perjudicar, deteriorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försämra, skada, försvaga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
损害, 削弱, 减少

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 損害, 削弱, 減少

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~를 해치다, 감하다, ~을 상하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減ずる, 害する, 傷付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسد, يتلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קלקל, החליש, פגם‬

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