cripple (verb)
101interfere — in·ter·fere vi fered, fer·ing 1: to act in a way that impedes or obstructs others 2: to enter into the concerns of others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
102preclude — pre·clude /pri klüd/ vt pre·clud·ed, pre·clud·ing: to prevent or exclude by necessary consequence the requirement of a marriage ceremony preclude s the creation of common law marriages in this jurisdiction: as a: to prevent (a party) from… …
103thwart — I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt,… …
104hamstring, hamstrung — A hamstring is one of the tendons around the hollow of the knee. (One meaning of the word ham applies to the part of the human leg back of the knee.) As a verb, hamstring means to cripple or disable, to render powerless : You are trying to… …
105blight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decay, rot; rust, smut. v. t. stunt, rot, impair, corrupt; thwart, foil. See deterioration, hindrance, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disease, withering, mildew, scourge; see affliction , decay… …
106break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …
107cramp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrict, hamper, handicap; compress, confine; fasten; cripple, paralyze, incapacitate. n. seizure, spasm, charley horse (inf.). See hindrance, impotence, pain, contraction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
108debilitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enervate, enfeeble, incapacitate; see weaken 2 . See Synonym Study at weaken . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [di BIL i TATE] to weaken or …
109dismember — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disjoint, disarticulate, dissect, tear limb from limb, cut to pieces. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dissect, disjoint, amputate; see cut 1 , divide 1 , maim . III (Roget s 3… …
110frustrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. defeat, thwart, circumvent, cross, baffle, nullify. See hindrance, disappointment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prevent, thwart, defeat, foil, balk, baffle, nullify, stymie, disappoint, discourage; see… …
