verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To damage physically; to injure. obsolete

   "he saw himselfe so freshly reare, / As if late fight had nought him damnifyde […]"

2. 2
   To cause injuries or loss to.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abuseannoybewoundcrippledamagedere

Example

More examples

"he saw himselfe so freshly reare, / As if late fight had nought him damnifyde […]"

Etymology

From Old French damnifier, from Latin damnifico.

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