Empair

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of impair. alt-of, obsolete

    "Who when their powres empair'd through labour long, With due repast they had recured well, And that weak captive wight now wexed strong, Them lift no longer there at leisure dwell, But forward fare, as their adventures fell:"

  2. 2
    To match, pair up, or combine. obsolete

    "A Table for emparing the English Foot with Foreign measures, in English."

Synonyms

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marmaimabateabradeabsoluteabstract

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"Who when their powres empair'd through labour long, With due repast they had recured well, And that weak captive wight now wexed strong, Them lift no longer there at leisure dwell, But forward fare, as their adventures fell:"

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