damnify C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ UK /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cause loss or injury to, especially in legal contexts The breach of contract served only to damnify the innocent party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cause loss or injury to,... injureharmdamagehurt ↔ Opposites benefitcompensate Word family Derived forms damnification Related forms damndamagecondemn Etymology AI details From Old French damnefier, from Late Latin damnificare ('to cause loss'), from Latin damnificus ('hurtful'), from damnum ('loss, harm') + facere ('to make'). damnificare Late Latin damnum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # damnify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to cause loss or injury to, especially in legal contexts ## Examples - The breach of contract served only to damnify the innocent party. ## Synonyms - injure - harm - damage - hurt ## Antonyms - benefit - compensate ## Derived Forms - damnification ## Related Forms - damn - damage - condemn ## Roots and Affixes - Root: damnificare - Root: damnum ## Etymology From Old French damnefier, from Late Latin damnificare ('to cause loss'), from Latin damnificus ('hurtful'), from damnum ('loss, harm') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Damnify is from Old French damnefier, from Late Latin damnificare ('to cause loss'), from Latin damnificus ('hurtful'), from damnum ('loss, harm') + facere ('to make'). In present-day use, it means to cause loss or injury to, especially in legal contexts. Derived formations include damnification. Related vocabulary includes damn, damage, and condemn. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown