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impair
im·pair I0052800 (ĭm-pâr′)tr.v. im·paired, im·pair·ing, im·pairs To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in 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 + Latin pēior, worse; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
im·pair′ment n.impair (ɪmˈpɛə) vb (tr) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc: his hearing was impaired by an accident. [C14: from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorative] imˈpairable adj imˈpairer n imˈpairment nim•pair (ɪmˈpɛər)
v.t. to make or cause to become worse; weaken; damage: habits that impair one's health. [1250–1300; Middle English empairen to make worse < Middle French empeirer=em- im-1 + peirer to make worse < Late Latin pējōrāre, v. derivative of Latin pējor worse] im•pair′er, n. im•pair′ment, n. impair
Past participle: impaired
Gerund: impairing
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| I impair | | you impair | | he/she/it impairs | | we impair | | you impair | | they impair |
| Preterite |
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| I impaired | | you impaired | | he/she/it impaired | | we impaired | | you impaired | | they impaired |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am impairing | | you are impairing | | he/she/it is impairing | | we are impairing | | you are impairing | | they are impairing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have impaired | | you have impaired | | he/she/it has impaired | | we have impaired | | you have impaired | | they have impaired |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was impairing | | you were impairing | | he/she/it was impairing | | we were impairing | | you were impairing | | they were impairing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had impaired | | you had impaired | | he/she/it had impaired | | we had impaired | | you had impaired | | they had impaired |
| Future |
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| I will impair | | you will impair | | he/she/it will impair | | we will impair | | you will impair | | they will impair |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have impaired | | you will have impaired | | he/she/it will have impaired | | we will have impaired | | you will have impaired | | they will have impaired |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be impairing | | you will be impairing | | he/she/it will be impairing | | we will be impairing | | you will be impairing | | they will be impairing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been impairing | | you have been impairing | | he/she/it has been impairing | | we have been impairing | | you have been impairing | | they have been impairing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been impairing | | you will have been impairing | | he/she/it will have been impairing | | we will have been impairing | | you will have been impairing | | they will have been impairing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been impairing | | you had been impairing | | he/she/it had been impairing | | we had been impairing | | you had been impairing | | they had been impairing |
| Conditional |
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| I would impair | | you would impair | | he/she/it would impair | | we would impair | | you would impair | | they would impair |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have impaired | | you would have impaired | | he/she/it would have impaired | | we would have impaired | | you would have impaired | | they would have impaired |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | | 2. | impair - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"mar, deflower, vitiate, spoildamage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"defile, sully, taint, corrupt, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
impairverb worsen, reduce, damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, diminish, decrease, blunt, deteriorate, lessen, hinder, debilitate, vitiate, enfeeble, enervate Consumption of alcohol impairs your ability to drive.
better, improve, strengthen, enhance, amend, facilitate, ameliorateimpairverbTo spoil the soundness or perfection of:blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate.Translationsimpair (imˈpeə) verb to damage, weaken or make less good. He was told that smoking would impair his health. 損害，削弱 损害，削弱 imˈpairment noun 損害，削弱 损害，削弱 IdiomsSeeimpairedMedicalSeeimpairmentFinancialSeeImpairmentimpair
Synonyms for impairverb worsenSynonyms- worsen
- reduce
- damage
- injure
- harm
- mar
- undermine
- weaken
- spoil
- diminish
- decrease
- blunt
- deteriorate
- lessen
- hinder
- debilitate
- vitiate
- enfeeble
- enervate
Antonyms- better
- improve
- strengthen
- enhance
- amend
- facilitate
- ameliorate
Synonyms for impairverb to spoil the soundness or perfection ofSynonyms- blemish
- damage
- detract from
- disserve
- flaw
- harm
- hurt
- injure
- mar
- prejudice
- tarnish
- vitiate
Synonyms for impairverb make worse or less effectiveRelated Wordsverb make imperfectSynonymsRelated Words- damage
- defile
- sully
- taint
- corrupt
- cloud
- blemish
- deface
- disfigure
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