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Search phrase: impair

Plays

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Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.7Impairing Henry, strengthening misproud York.Impairing Henry, strength'ning misproud Yorke;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.179Wherein it doth impair the seeing senseWherein it doth impaire the seeing sense,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.125impaired, but all disordered. Who is next?impaired, but all disordered. Who is next?
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.103Nor dignifies an impair thought with breath;Nor dignifies an impaire thought with breath:

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.83.11 For I impair not beauty being mute, For I impaire not beautie being mute,

Glossary

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crazedflawed, unsound, impaired
dotantdotard, dullard, one whose mind is impaired by age
impair[unclear meaning] unworthy, dishonourable; harmful, injurious
taintimpair, harm, injure
unwholesomeimpaired, defective, flawed

Thesaurus

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age, one whose mind is impaired withdotant
impairtaint
impairedcrazed
impairedunwholesome
mind impaired by agedotant

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift...here to find adverb to noun impair* tc iv v 103 he / nor dignifi...
...c iv v 103 he / nor dignifies an impair thought with breath verb to adjectiv...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IMPAIRBASICimpair adj, impair v, impaired adj

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