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Meanings of impair in English

Portuguese
estragar
Catalan
macular
Spanish
arruinar

Make imperfect.

        estragar
        Usage of impair in English
        1
        Executives for the company said this would not impair its mobile service.
        Reuters
        2
        PLMS are common in CMT1, but do not significantly impair sleep quality.
        Pubmed
        3
        Hadn't the duke given her enough bloodbane to seriously impair the assassin?
        Throne of Glass
        4
        Excitations of the bile invariably impair the fine sensitiveness of the palate.
        Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
        5
        Nothing which could in any way impair the living power of Christianity.
        The Fair Haven
        6
        Dayvigo may lead to complex sleep behaviors and can impair daytime wakefulness.
        Reuters
        7
        It might impair the prestige of a less high-couraged and powerful tribe.
        The Frontiersmen
        8
        Does something in the American character impair its performance in team golf?
        Reuters
        9
        The smoke has a wonderful tendency to weaken and impair the eye-sight.
        Vanity, All Is Vanity: A Lecture on Tobacco and its effects
        10
        Senescence is known to impair mitochondrial function and, ultimately, cellular energetic metabolism.
        Pubmed
        11
        Significantly reducing hybridisation and washing times did not impair the assay performance.
        Pubmed
        12
        Hence, failing to activate heat shock proteins can impair the cellular response.
        Pubmed
        13
        It was confirmed that bisphosphonates impair osteoclast resorption activity and induce apoptosis.
        Pubmed
        14
        Dynorphin B was found to impair spatial learning at all tested doses.
        Pubmed
        15
        This tactic will seriously impair climbing performance and can cause severe blistering.
        Climbing Magazine
        16
        In cystic fibrosis, diminished gland secretion may impair innate airway host defenses.
        Pubmed
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        Translations for impair
        Impair through the time
        Impair across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common