maim
verb/meɪm/
/meɪm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they maim | /meɪm/ /meɪm/ |
| he / she / it maims | /meɪmz/ /meɪmz/ |
| past simple maimed | /meɪmd/ /meɪmd/ |
| past participle maimed | /meɪmd/ /meɪmd/ |
| -ing form maiming | /ˈmeɪmɪŋ/ /ˈmeɪmɪŋ/ |
- maim somebody to injure somebody seriously, causing permanent damage to their body synonym incapacitate
- Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents every week.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mahaignier, of unknown origin.
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