maim

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The definition of maim is to mutilate or injure in a way that limits full use of the body.

An example of to maim is to shoot someone in the foot.

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maim

to deprive of the use of some necessary part of the body; cripple; mutilate; disable

Origin of maim

Middle English maymen from Old French mahaigner, mayner

Obs. an injury causing the loss or crippling of some necessary part of the body; mutilation; disablement

Origin of maim

ME mayme, maheym < OFr mahaing, main

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maim

transitive verb

maimed, maim·ing, maims

To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle .
To make imperfect or defective; impair: “The presumption of innocence has already been maimed … for foreign Muslims” ( Nicholas D. Kristof )

Origin of maim

Middle English maimen from Old French mahaignier ; see mayhem .

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maim′er
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Verb

(third-person singular simple present maims, present participle maiming, simple past and past participle maimed)

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

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

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