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maimed Definition


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maim
verb
    maimed, maiming
    1. To wound (a person or animal) seriously, especially to disable, mutilate or cripple them.
      Thesaurus: mutilate, mangle, cripple, dismember, disfigure, deface; Antonym: heal, repair.
Derivative: maimed
adj
    Derivative: maiming
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from French mahaignier to wound.



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