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impair
English
Alternative forms
- empair (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, variant of empirier (“to worsen”), from Vulgar Latin *imp?i?r?, from im- + Late Latin p?i?r? (“to make worse”), from peior (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
impair (third-person singular simple present impairs, present participle impairing, simple past and past participle impaired)
- (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- (intransitive, archaic) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- blunt, diminish, hurt, lessen, mar, reduce, weaken, worsen
Derived terms
- impairment
Translations
Adjective
impair (comparative more impair, superlative most impair)
- (obsolete) Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable.
Further reading
- impair in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- impair in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impair at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imp?r, equivalent to im- +? pair.
Adjective
impair (feminine singular impaire, masculine plural impairs, feminine plural impaires)
- odd (of a number)
- Antonym: pair
Derived terms
- fonction impaire
- nombre impair
References
- “impair” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Antonyms
- pair
Anagrams
- primai
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countermeasures
English
Noun
countermeasures
- plural of countermeasure
countermeasures From the web:
- what countermeasures have evolved in predators
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