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damnify definition

dam·nify (dam′nə fī′)

transitive verb damnified -·fied′, damnifying -·fy′·ing

Law to cause injury, damage, or loss to

Etymology: Early ModE < OFr damnifier < LL(Ec) damnificare, to harm < L damnum (see damn) + facere, to make, do

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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