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impair

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to weaken or diminish the strength or quality of

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Impair in a sentence

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Lack of sleep can seriously impair one's ability to concentrate.

Synonyms
damageweakendiminishundermine
Antonyms
enhanceimprove
Common questions

Questions about “impair

Impair (verb) means to weaken or diminish the strength or quality of
Here is impair used in an example sentence: "Lack of sleep can seriously impair one's ability to concentrate."
Common synonyms for impair include damage, weaken, diminish, undermine.
Antonyms of impair include enhance, improve.
Impair is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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