Associations to the word «Impair»

Wiktionary

IMPAIR, verb. (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
IMPAIR, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
IMPAIR, adjective. (obsolete) Not fit or appropriate.

Dictionary definition

IMPAIR, verb. Make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired".
IMPAIR, verb. Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope