| VERB | change | impair | make worse or less effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | impair, mar, spoil, deflower, vitiate | make imperfect |
| Sounds | ihmpeh'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | make worse or less effective. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His vision was impaired" | |
| Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
| Catalan | danyar, perjudicar | |
| Nouns | impairer | an agent that impairs |
| impairment | the occurrence of a change for the worse | |
| Meaning | make imperfect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | mar, spoil, deflower, vitiate | |
| Narrower | deface, disfigure, blemish | mar or spoil the appearance of |
| defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | |
| Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
| Spanish | arruinar, desflorar, deteriorar, estropear, macular, manchar, viciar | |
| Catalan | deteriorar, espatllar, macular, tacar | |
| Nouns | impairer | an agent that impairs |
| impairment | damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality | |
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