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abimer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
  • damage noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
  • impair verb To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
  • strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.

Senses

abimer is used for these senses in English:

  • bang up (transitive, informal) To damage.
  • blight (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
  • blight (plant disease) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
  • damage (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
  • impair (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
  • strip (transitive) To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.

blight — full definition

  1. noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
  2. noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
  3. verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.

damage — full definition

  1. noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
  2. verb To harm or reduce the value or condition of something.

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