To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to
   hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or
   wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage
   or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or
   impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as
   happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the
   feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.