Impair and Sever

Impair

Impair verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Sever and impair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Impair".

Nearby Words: impairment, impairing

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Impair and sever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impair" instead a verb "Sever".

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing
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