Define impregnable. impregnable synonyms, impregnable pronunciation, impregnable translation, English dictionary definition of impregnable. adj. 1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress. 2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an...
(mÄm) tr.v. maimed, maimÂ·ing, maims. 1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle.
, to maim; see mayhem .]. manâ²gler n. Synonyms: mangle, maim 1, maul, mutilate. These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by shrapnel.r.v. manÂ·gled, manÂ·gling, manÂ·gles. 1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing: fishing nets that mangle fish. 2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech. [Middle English.