"impair" meaning in English

See impair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛə(r)/ [UK], /ɪmˈpɛr/ [US], /ɪmˈpeə(r)/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impair.wav [UK] Forms: impair [canonical], impairs [third-person, singular], impaired [past], impaired [past, participle], impairing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something impairs you, it weakens or affects you negatively.
    Sense id: simple-impair-en-verb-olbansPp
     
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