verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To damage. archaic

   "Ne ought he car'd, whom he endamaged / By tortious wrong, or whom bereau'd of right."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggravatedamagedeteriorateembitterexacerbateharm

Example

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"Ne ought he car'd, whom he endamaged / By tortious wrong, or whom bereau'd of right."

Etymology

From Middle English endamagen, from Old French endamagier.

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