aleijar — meaning in English

English meaning

• disable verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
• hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.

Senses

aleijar is used for these senses in English:

• disable (chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
• hurt (transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

disable — full definition

1. verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
2. verb To turn off or deactivate a function, especially on a device or system.

hurt — full definition

1. verb To cause physical pain or injury.
2. verb To cause emotional pain or distress.
3. verb To damage or have a negative effect on something.
4. adj Injured, either physically or emotionally.
5. noun Physical injury or emotional pain.

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