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Impairs

To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

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verb
  1. 1

    To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

  2. 2

    To grow worse; to deteriorate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impairs"

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vitiateverb(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
marverb(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
spoilverb(transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
deflowerverb(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
affectsverb(transitive) To influence or alter.
altersverb(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
compromisesverbTo adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
constrainsverb(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
counterfeitsverb(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
damagesnoun(law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
decreasesverb(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
degradesverb(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
deterioratesverb(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
detractsverb(transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
dilutesverb(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
diminishesverb(transitive) To make smaller.
distortsverb(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
endangersverb(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
erodesverbTo wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
hampersverbTo impede in motion or progress.

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