Disable and Maim

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Disable

Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

Usage example: a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash

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Maim is a synonym for disable in cripple topic. In some cases you can use "Maim" instead a verb "Disable". popular alternative

Nearby Words: disablement, disabling

Maim

Maim verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

Usage example: on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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Disable is a synonym for maim in cripple topic. You can use "Disable" instead a verb "Maim", if it concerns topics such as injure. popular alternative

Nearby Word: maiming

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man	disable man	maim man
someone	disable someone	maim someone
opponent	disable opponent	maim opponent
guards	disable guards	maim guards
Other words: opponents, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

The rest of the League is creeped out that this guy has files on how to kill/maim/disable the rest of them.

Source: Creepy Good
Subverted in Homestuck; Vriska uses her powers to kill, disable, and maim many other trolls, but this is in fact entirely legal and entirely natural and commonplace on Alternia.

Source: Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers!

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