Synonyms for lames
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leym |
| Phonetic Transcription : leɪm |
Top 10 synonyms for lames Other synonyms for the word lames
- adulterate
- anesthetize
- appall
- arrest
- assault
- astound
- attenuate
- batter
- bemuse
- benumb
- blemish
- blunt
- bowdlerize
- break
- bring to grinding halt
- clip wings
- close
- contuse
- crush
- cut to pieces
- cut up
- damage
- dash
- daunt
- daze
- deaden
- debilitate
- deface
- destroy
- disable
- disarm
- disenable
- disfigure
- dislimb
- dismember
- disqualify
- distort
- drub
- enfeeble
- expurgate
- freeze
- gimp
- hack
- halt
- hamstring
- handicap
- harm
- hash up
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hurt
- immobilize
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lame
- lash
- lay up
- maim
- make inert
- make nerveless
- mangle
- mar
- massacre
- maul
- mayhem
- mess up
- mutilate
- nonplus
- numb
- palsy
- paralyze
- pelt
- petrify
- pommel
- pound
- prostrate
- pummel
- punish
- put out of commission
- ravage
- ruin
- sap
- scratch
- shatter
- shut down
- sideline
- smash
- spoil
- stifle
- stop dead
- stun
- stupefy
- take out
- thrash
- transfix
- truncate
- undermine
- unstrengthen
- wallop
- warp
- weaken
- wound
- wreck
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for lames
- adorn
- aid
- allow
- assist
- assuage
- beautify
- bore
- build
- build up
- capacitate
- clear up
- comfort
- compliment
- construct
- continue
- create
- cure
- decorate
- embellish
- embolden
- enable
- encourage
- enlighten
- enliven
- explain
- facilitate
- fail
- fix
- further
- heal
- help
- improve
- incite
- let go
- lose
- mend
- mobilize
- ornament
- permit
- please
- praise
- promote
- protect
- release
- repair
- restore
- soothe
- stimulate
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
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