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Definitions for Impair

[1] to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
[2] to grow or become worse; lessen.
[3] Archaic . impairment.
[4] noting any odd number, especially in roulette.
[5] (tr) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc his hearing was impaired by an accident

Words related to Impair

reduce, mar, decrease, worsen, debilitate, lessen, damage, hurt, tarnish, prejudice, spoil, destroy, diminish, blunt, undermine, weaken, ding, invalidate, cheapen, blemish

Words nearby Impair

impacter, impactful, impaction, impactite, impactive, impair, impaired, impairment, impala, impale, impalpable

Origin of Impair

11250–1300; Middle English empairen, empeiren to make worse < Middle French empeirer, equivalent to em- im-1 + peirer to make worse < Late Latin pējōrāre, equivalent to Latin pējōr-, stem of pējor worse + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix; cf. pejorative

Other words from Impair

im·pair·a·ble , adjective
im·pair·er , noun
im·pair·ment , noun
non·im·pair·ment , noun
pre·im·pair·ment , noun
self-im·pair·a·ble , adjective
self-im·pair·ing , adjective
un·im·pair·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Impair

C14: from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorative

Synonyms for Impair

blunt, damage, debilitate, decrease, destroy, diminish, hurt, lessen, mar, prejudice, reduce, spoil, tarnish, undermine, weaken, worsen, blemish, cheapen, debase, deteriorate, devaluate, devalue, ding, disqualify, enervate, enfeeble, injure, invalidate, queer, total, tweak, unfit, vitiate, lose strength, make useless, rough up