변호사 이재욱의 미국법 이야기 (Attorney Lee's commentary about U.S. law)

maim  (mm) tr.v. maimed, maim·ing, maims 1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at batter1. 2. To make imperfect or defective; impair. [Middle English maimen, from Old French mahaignier; see mayhem.] maimer n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Ads by Google

Improve English Speaking
Learn How to Speak English Fluently Take Our Free Email Course.
www.deepenglish.com/LearnEnglish

---

maim [meɪm]

vb (tr)

1. to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal)

2. to make defective

n

Obsolete an injury or defect

[from Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin]

maimedness  [ˈmeɪmɪdnɪs] n

maimer  n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

Ads by Google

50 Circuit Workouts
Burn fat & get totally ripped with these 50 circuit workout routines
MaxWorkouts.com

---

maim (meɪm) 

v.t.

1. to deprive of the use of some part of the body, esp. by wounding.

2. to impair; disfigure.

n.

3. Obs. an injury, esp. loss of a limb.

[1250–1300; < Anglo-French, Old French mahaignier, perhaps < Frankish *maithanjan to castrate]

maim′er, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb

1.

maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to mar, mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" lame, cripple - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

---

maim

verb cripple, hurt, injure, wound, mar, disable, hamstring, impair, lame, mutilate, mangle, incapacitate, put out of action One man has lost his life; another has been maimed.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

 Translations

Select a language:  -----------------------  

maim (meim) verb