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- [meym]
- /meɪm/
- /meɪm/
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- [meym]
- /meɪm/
Definitions of maim word
- verb with object maim to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life. 1
- verb with object maim to impair; make essentially defective: The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs. 1
- noun maim a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb. 1
- noun maim an injury or defect; blemish; lack. 1
- noun maim Wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged. 1
- transitive verb maim disfigure, mutilate 1
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Origin of maim
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English mayme, variant of mahayme mayhem
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Parts of speech for Maim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
maim usage trend in Literature
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verb maim
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- dismember — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- disfigure — to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- incapacitate — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
noun maim
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- use up — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
Antonyms for maim
verb maim
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
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