damnify

C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine

US /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ UK /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual

verb

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verb
to cause loss or injury to, especially in legal contexts

The breach of contract served only to damnify the innocent party.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cause loss or injury to,... injure harm damage hurt

Opposites

benefit compensate

Word family

Derived forms damnification

Related forms damn damage condemn

Etymology

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

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Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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