maim
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maim
- /meɪm/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem.
verb maims · maiming · maimed
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To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
He was maimed by a bear.
Similar: mutilate
noun maims
- A severe, serious wound. it ſequeſtred me from the woonted meanes of my maintenance, which is as great a maime to any mans happineſſe as can bee feared from the hands of miſerie, or the deepe pit of diſpaire wherinto I was falne, beyond my greateſt friendes reach to recouer mee
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verb to cause permanent loss of a part of the body
| Español | mutilar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불구로 만들다 bulgu-ro mandeulda |
| 日本語 | 不具にする fugu ni suru |
| 中文 | 殘害 /残害 cánhài, 致殘 /致残 zhìcán |
| Português | mutilar |
| Français | mutiler, estropier |
| Deutsch | verstümmeln, verschandeln |
| Italiano | menomare, mutilare |
| Română | mutila |
| Русский | уве́чить uvéčitʹ, изуве́чить izuvéčitʹ, кале́чить kaléčitʹ, покале́чить pokaléčitʹ, искале́чить iskaléčitʹ, уро́довать uródovatʹ |
| العربية | شَوِهَ šawiha, بَتَرَ batara |
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title = {maim},
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