Maim Definition

mām
maimed, maiming, maims
verb
To deprive of the use of some necessary part of the body; cripple; mutilate; disable.
Webster's New World
To make imperfect or defective; impair.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
An injury causing the loss or crippling of some necessary part of the body; mutilation; disablement.
Webster's New World

Origin of Maim

  • Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner; see mayhem.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English maimen from Old French mahaignier mayhem

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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