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maim
(mām)tr.v. maimed, maim·ing, maims
1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle.
2. To make imperfect or defective; impair: "The presumption of innocence has already been maimed ... for foreign Muslims" (Nicholas D. Kristof).
[Middle English maimen, from Old French mahaignier; see mayhem.]
maim′er n.
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maim
(meɪm)vb (tr)
1. to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal)
2. to make defective
n
obsolete an injury or defect
[C14: from Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin]
maimedness n
ˈmaimer n
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maim
(meɪm)v.t.
1. to deprive of the use of some part of the body, esp. by wounding.
2. to impair; disfigure.
n. 3. Obs. an injury, esp. loss of a limb.
[1250–1300; < Anglo-French, Old French mahaignier, perhaps < Frankish *maithanjan to castrate]
maim′er, n.
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maim
Past participle: maimed
Gerund: maiming
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| Verb | 1. |  maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" |
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maim
verb cripple, hurt, injure, wound, mar, disable, hamstring, impair, lame, mutilate, mangle, incapacitate, put out of action One man has lost his life; another has been maimed.
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maim
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Translations
يَجْدَع، يَبْتُر
zmrzačit
invalidere
megcsonkít
limlesta
sakropļot
sakat bırakmak
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maim
vt (= mutilate) → verstümmeln; (= cripple) → zum Krüppel machen; the wounded and the maimed → die Verletzten und Versehrten; he will be maimed for life → er wird sein Leben lang ein Krüppel bleiben; he was maimed in the bomb attack → der Bombenanschlag machte ihn zum Krüppel
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maim
(meim) verb to injure badly, especially with permanent effects. The hunter was maimed for life.
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maim
v. mutilar; estropear; lisiar.
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