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harm (härm)

noun

  1. hurt; injury; damage
  2. moral wrong; evil

Etymology: ME < OE hearm, akin to Ger harm < IE base *ormo-, pain, torment > MPers šarm, shame

transitive verb

to do harm to; hurt, damage, etc.

Etymology: ME harmen < OE hearmian < the n.

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