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Definition of blight verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

blight

verb

NAmE//blaɪt//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they blight

he / she / it blights

past simple blighted

-ing form blighting

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blight something to spoil or damage something, especially by causing a lot of problems His career has been blighted by injuries. an area blighted by unemployment

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