damnify

UK: /ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ/ US: (dam′nə fī′)

Inflections of 'damnify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

damnifies

v 3rd person singular

damnifying

v pres p

damnified

v past

damnified

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dam•ni•fy  (dam′nə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. [Law.]

1. Law to cause loss or damage to.

• Late Latin damnificāre, derivative of Latin damnific(us) harmful, equivalent. to damn(um) damage + -ificus (see -i-, -fic); see -ify
• Middle French damnifier, Old French
• 1505–15

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damnify / ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to cause loss or damage to (a person); injure

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French damnifier, ultimately from Latin damnum harm, + facere to make

ˌdamnifiˈcation noun