ail


ail

vt \ˈā(ə)l\

Definition of AIL

: to affect with an unnamed disease or physical or emotional pain or discomfort—used only of unspecified causes <what ails the patient>
intransitive verb
: to become affected with pain or discomfort <was ailing from a cold>

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