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   cripple

   /ˈkrɪpl/

   verb

   • 1. cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally: "developing countries are crippled by their debts" Similar ruindestroywipe outcrushbreakimpairhamstringhamperimpedecrampspoilsabotagescotchscupperbring to a standstillparalyseenfeebleweakenrender powerlessput out of actionput out of businessbankruptmake bankruptmake insolventimpoverishreduce to penurybring someone to their kneesinformal:clean output the kibosh ondo forrain on someone's paradearchaic:bring to naughtrare:vitiatebeggarpauperizeOpposite boost
   • 2. cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally: "a young student was crippled for life" Similar disableparalyseimmobilizeincapacitatedebilitatemaimimpairdamageinjurehamstringrare:torpefy

   noun

   • 1. a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind: "an emotional cripple"
   • 2. a person who is unable to walk or move normally through disability or because of injury to their back or legs. dated, offensive

   Word Origin Old English: from two words, crypel and crēopel, both of Germanic origin and related to creep.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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