injure or weaken (verb)

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• injure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wound, hurt; damage, abuse, deface, mar, impair; wrong, disgrace, dishonor, insult, mistreat, maltreat. See deterioration, evil, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hurt, harm, damage, wound; see… …   English dictionary for students

• impair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. damage, weaken, wear [out], spoil, mar; vitiate. See deterioration, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To damage] Syn. spoil, injure, hurt; see break 2 , damage 1 , destroy 1 . 2. [To weaken] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• muscle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, powerful, strong ▪ taut, tense, tight ▪ relaxed ▪ smooth …   Collocations dictionary

• strain — I. /streɪn / (say strayn) verb (t) 1. to draw tight or taut; stretch, especially to the utmost tension: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to impair, injure, or weaken by stretching or… …  

• un|der|work — «noun. UHN duhr WURK; verb. UHN dehr WURK», noun, verb, worked or wrought, work|ing. –n. 1. subordinate or inferior work. 2. secret or underhand work. 3. a structure placed under something; substruc …   Useful english dictionary

• undermine — verb 1) their integrity is being undermined Syn: subvert, undercut, sabotage, threaten, weaken, compromise, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, sap, sha …   Thesaurus of popular words

• damage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. harm, injure, mar, impair. n. deterioration, harm, injury; (pl.), amends, recompense (see compensation). See weakness, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Injury] Syn. harm, hurt, impairment, wound,… …   English dictionary for students

• prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …   Law dictionary

• un|der|mine — «UHN duhr MYN, UHN duhr MYN», transitive verb, mined, min|ing. 1. to make a passage or hole under; tunnel through or into; dig under: »to undermine a foundation. The soldiers undermined the wall. 2. to wear away the foundations of; remove the… …   Useful english dictionary

• damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …   Law dictionary

• deaden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. benumb; muffle; damp. See insensibility, impotence, silence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To reduce life or the evidence of life] Syn. blunt, impair, dull, numb, desensitize, repress, slow, paralyze,… …   English dictionary for students