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   Im·pair

   /imˈper/

   

   verb

   • 1. weaken or damage something (especially a human faculty or function): "drug use that impairs job performance"

   Word Origin Middle Englishenpeire, from Old French empeirier, based on late Latin pejorare (from Latin pejor ‘worse’). The current spelling is due to association with words derived from Latin beginning with im-.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

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