EGAVE

maim

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
    He was maimed by a bear.
  2. noun A severe, serious wound.

Similar words

mutilation injure mutilate hurt harm cripple distort disable wound tarnish

Often followed by

and or the him a them their you his

Word family

maimed maimer maimers maiming maims

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