- Appair
- Appair \Ap*pair"\, v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See {Impair}.] To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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appair — /ə pārˈ/ an obsolete form of ↑impair1 … Useful english dictionary
empair — Impair Im*pair , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impair — Im*pair , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impaired — Impair Im*pair , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impairing — Impair Im*pair , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a- — 1. prefix not, without (amoral; agnostic; apetalous). Etymology: Gk a , or L f. Gk, or F f. L f. Gk 2. prefix implying motion onward or away, adding intensity to verbs of motion (arise; awake). Etymology: OE a , orig. ar 3. prefix to, at, or into … Useful english dictionary
ampair — ampair, ampayr, v. 3–4. [a. OFr. ampeire r] the earliest form of the word afterwards reduced to apayr, apair, pair, and erron. spelt appair … Useful english dictionary
ampayr — ampair, ampayr, v. 3–4. [a. OFr. ampeire r] the earliest form of the word afterwards reduced to apayr, apair, pair, and erron. spelt appair … Useful english dictionary
apeire — var. appair v. Obs., to impair … Useful english dictionary
appeare — var. appair v. Obs., to impair … Useful english dictionary
