Both Uses of
impair
in
Gulliver's Travels
- That my health was much impaired, by the continual drudgery of entertaining the rabble every hour of the day; and that, if my master had not thought my life in danger, her majesty would not have got so cheap a bargain.†
Chpt 2 *impaired = made worse or less effective
- They were very curious to know my story, but I gave them very little satisfaction, and they all conjectured that my misfortunes had impaired my reason.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
make worse or less effective