damnify

damnify
/dam"neuh fuy'/, v.t., damnified, damnifying. Law.
to cause loss or damage to.
[1505-15; < MF damnifier, OF < LL damnificare, deriv. of L damnific(us) harmful, equiv. to damn(um) damage + -ificus (see -I-, -FIC); see -IFY]

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  • damnify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle French damnifier, from Old French, from Late Latin damnificare, from Latin damnificus injurious, from damnum damage Date: 1512 to cause loss or damage to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • damnify — [ damnɪfʌɪ] verb (damnifies, damnifying, damnified) English Law, rare cause injury to. Derivatives damnification noun Origin C16: from OFr. damnefier, dam(p)nifier, from late L. damnificare injure, condemn , from L. damnificus hurtful , from… …   English new terms dictionary

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  • damnify — /ˈdæmnəfaɪ/ (say damnuhfuy) verb (t) (damnified, damnifying) Law to cause loss or damage to. {Anglo French damnifier, from Latin damnificāre injure} …  

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