Antonyms for lames

Grammar : Verb

Spell : leym

Phonetic Transcription : leɪm

Definition of lames

Origin : "silk interwoven with metallic threads," 1922, from French lame, earlier "thin metal plate (especially in armor), gold wire; blade; wave (of the sea)," from Middle French lame, from Latin lamina, lamna "thin piece or flake of metal."

As in incapacitate : verb put out of action
As in maim : verb cripple, put out of action
As in mutilate : verb maim, damage
As in paralyze : verb immobilize
As in batter : verb strike and damage
As in cripple : verb disable; make lame
As in hamstring : verb disable

Example sentences :

I think it more often lames than strengthens the memory and observation.
Extract from : « Notes on Nursing » by Florence Nightingale

Enviable stoicism that mislays the keepsake of some poor widow, or lames the old curate's cob, the fond companion of many rambles.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Were it not for this wound, which lames me, I would spring upon you and crush the life from your miserable carcass.
Extract from : « A Gallant Grenadier » by F.S. Brereton

But alcohol does both; it lames the power of a whole nation and leads to the degeneration of the race, as does opium in China.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

"Thought expands but lames," said Goethe—unless it is constantly controlled by fact.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

It warps my political sympathies; it distorts my judgment; it obscures my eloquence, and it lames my logic!
Extract from : « The Cabinet Minister » by Arthur Pinero

Synonyms for lames

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