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impair

verb

/ɪmˈpɛər/

Meaning

to weaken or damage something, especially a function or ability

Smoking can impair your lung capacity.

damage, weaken, harm, reduce, diminish

improve, strengthen, enhance

impair health, impair vision, impair function, severely impair

Combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.

to raise or move upward; to pick up

To stare openly and rudely.

to tear away or separate forcibly, especially in medical or geological contexts

to list the different forms of a verb according to tense, person, and number

to put money, time, or energy into something to make a profit or achieve a result