cripple (verb)
21disable — verb (T) 1 (often passive) to make someone unable to use a part of their body properly: Carter was permanently disabled in the war. 2 to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use: This system is designed to destroy or… …
22debilitate — verb can t you see how these drugs have debilitated you? Syn: weaken, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary, fatigue, prostrate; undermine, impair, indispose, incapacitate, cripple, disable, paralyze, immobilize; inform …
23disable — verb 1) an injury that could disable somebody for life Syn: incapacitate, put out of action, debilitate; handicap, cripple, lame, maim, immobilize, paralyze 2) the bomb squad disabled the device Syn: deactivate, def …
24emasculate — verb the opposition emasculated the committee s proposal Syn: weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, erode, undermine, cripple; remove the sting from, pull the teeth out of; informal water down …
25hamstring — verb 1) cattle were killed or hamstrung Syn: cripple, lame, disable, incapacitate 2) he felt hamstrung by the regulations See hamper II …
26hinder — verb budget cuts have hindered our progress Syn: hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, prevent, thwart, foil, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hobble, hold back, hold up, stop …
27immobilize — verb the virus has immobilized the House s internal communication system it is important to immobilize the injured part of the body Syn: put out of action, disable, make inoperative, inactivate, deactivate, paralyze, freeze, cripple; bring to a… …
28impede — verb your efforts to impede our progress will be unsuccessful Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down), hobble, cripple; block, check, stop, scupper, scuttle, thwart, frustrate …
29injure — verb 1) he injured his foot Syn: hurt, wound, damage, harm; cripple, lame, disable; maim, mutilate, deform, mangle, break 2) his comments injured her reputation Syn …
30maim — verb a dog maimed by a coyote Syn: injure, wound, cripple, disable, incapacitate, impair, mar, mutilate, lacerate, disfigure, deform, mangle …
