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[ verb ] make worse or less effective
Examples "His vision was impaired" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)But with the renewal of interference in 1954 ( as with its beginning in 1835 ) , the improvement was impaired . (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)Sarason et_al. present evidence that the anxious child will suffer in the test like situation , and that his performance will be impaired unless he receives supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher . |
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[ verb ] make imperfect
Examples "nothing marred her beauty" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Cox argued that the bill is `` probably unconstitutional '' since , he said , it would impair contracts . |
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