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Meaning of "damnify" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAMNIFY

From Old French damnifier, ultimately from Latin damnum harm, + facere to make.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMNIFY

damnify  [ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMNIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damnify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb damnify in English.

WHAT DOES DAMNIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of damnify in the English dictionary

The definition of damnify in the dictionary is to cause loss or damage to ; injure.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAMNIFY

PRESENT

Present
I damnify
you damnify
he/she/it damnifies
we damnify
you damnify
they damnify
Present continuous
I am damnifying
you are damnifying
he/she/it is damnifying
we are damnifying
you are damnifying
they are damnifying
Present perfect
I have damnified
you have damnified
he/she/it has damnified
we have damnified
you have damnified
they have damnified
Present perfect continuous
I have been damnifying
you have been damnifying
he/she/it has been damnifying
we have been damnifying
you have been damnifying
they have been damnifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I damnified
you damnified
he/she/it damnified
we damnified
you damnified
they damnified
Past continuous
I was damnifying
you were damnifying
he/she/it was damnifying
we were damnifying
you were damnifying
they were damnifying
Past perfect
I had damnified
you had damnified
he/she/it had damnified
we had damnified
you had damnified
they had damnified
Past perfect continuous
I had been damnifying
you had been damnifying
he/she/it had been damnifying
we had been damnifying
you had been damnifying
they had been damnifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will damnify
you will damnify
he/she/it will damnify
we will damnify
you will damnify
they will damnify
Future continuous
I will be damnifying
you will be damnifying
he/she/it will be damnifying
we will be damnifying
you will be damnifying
they will be damnifying
Future perfect
I will have damnified
you will have damnified
he/she/it will have damnified
we will have damnified
you will have damnified
they will have damnified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been damnifying
you will have been damnifying
he/she/it will have been damnifying
we will have been damnifying
you will have been damnifying
they will have been damnifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would damnify
you would damnify
he/she/it would damnify
we would damnify
you would damnify
they would damnify
Conditional continuous
I would be damnifying
you would be damnifying
he/she/it would be damnifying
we would be damnifying
you would be damnifying
they would be damnifying
Conditional perfect
I would have damnify
you would have damnify
he/she/it would have damnify
we would have damnify
you would have damnify
they would have damnify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been damnifying
you would have been damnifying
he/she/it would have been damnifying
we would have been damnifying
you would have been damnifying
they would have been damnifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you damnify
we let´s damnify
you damnify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to damnify
Past participle
damnified
Present Participle
damnifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMNIFY


ammonify
əˈmɒnɪˌfaɪ
carnify
ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ
cockneyfy
ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ
consignify
kɒnˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
cornify
ˈkɔːnɪˌfaɪ
dignify
ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
divinify
dɪˈvɪnɪˌfaɪ
indemnify
ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ
lignify
ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
magnify
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ
minify
ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ
omnify
ˈɒmnɪˌfaɪ
personify
pɜːˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ
presignify
priːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
reunify
riːˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
saponify
səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ
signify
ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
solemnify
səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ
UniFi
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
unify
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMNIFY

damn
damn all
damn fool
damn with faint praise
damnability
damnable
damnableness
damnably
damnation
damnatory
damndest
damned
damnedest
damner
damnification
damnified
damnifies
damning
damningly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMNIFY

certify
clarify
cocknify
identify
indignify
justify
lenify
modify
munify
notify
opsonify
qualify
resinify
sanify
simplify
specify
testify
undignify
verify
vinify

Synonyms and antonyms of damnify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «damnify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMNIFY

Find out the translation of damnify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damnify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damnify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

damnify
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

damnify
570 millions of speakers

English

damnify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नुकसान पहुंचाना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

damnify
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

damnify
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

damnify
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষতিসাধন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

damnify
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Damnify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

damnify
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

damnify
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

damnify
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Damnify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

damnify
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोष देणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

damnify
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

damnify
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

damnify
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

damnify
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

damnify
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

damnify
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

damnify
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

damnify
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

damnify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damnify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNIFY»

The term «damnify» is used very little and occupies the 185.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «damnify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «damnify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damnify

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMNIFY»

Discover the use of damnify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damnify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons: From ...
Another thing is said, that this Person was not damnify 'd ; or if he was, there are such a number of Persons who were then likewise damnify 'd, that may bring their Actions, that no body will execute such an Ossice. I think that Argument ought ...
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The history and proceedings of the House of commons of ...
Another thing is said, that this Person was not damnify 'd ; pr if he was, there are such a number of Persons who were fhen likewise damnify'd, that may bring their Actions, that no body will execute such an Office. I think that Argument ought not ...
Parliament commons, proc, 1742
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Collectors: An Address Read to the Club of Odd Volumes at ...
Folio's. f Dr. Hammond's Paraphrase on the New Testament. Very much damnify' d in the Paper and Binding. * Mr. Hooker s Ecclesiastical Polity. 8 Books 1666. * Sir Rich. "Bakers Chronicle 1679. Very much damnify'd in the Binding. f Bp.
James Frothingham Hunnewell, 1908
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
< damnify (cf. damnific) + -able.] Same as damnific. God and nature gave men and beaste these naturall instincts or inclinations to provide for themselves all those things that are profitable and to avoyde all those things which are dammjicable.
William Dwight Whitney, 1906
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
< damnify (cf. damnific) + -able.'] Same as damnific. God and nature gave men and beasts these uaturall instincts or inclinations to provide for themselves ail those things that are profitable and to avoyde all those thingB which are damntjicable.
William Dwight Whitney, 1889
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
< damnify (cf. damnific) + -able.] Same as damnific. God and nature save men and beasts these naturall instincts or inclinations to provide for themselves all those things that are profitable and to avoyde all those things which are damnificable.
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
< damnify (cf. damnific) + -able.] Same as damnific. God and nature gave men and beasts these naturall instincts or inclinations to provide for themselves all those things that are profitable and to avoyde all those things which are damnificable.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
If such an one be not our neighbor, then we have no relation to him by any command of the second table, fur that requires us to love our neighbor only, and then we may deceive, beat, and otherwise damnify him, and not sin. Winthrop, Hist.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of ...
dàm ni fícd, * damnify de, pa. par. or a. [Damnify.] "To »oo my Lord во deadly damnifyde." Spenter; /*. #, II. vt 4S. * dum' nï-fy, v.t. [Lat. damnifico: damnum = loss , injury, and Jacio = to make, to cause.] 1. To cause loss, detriment, or damage to  ...
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Ashby and White: or, the Great question, whether an action ...
A N O T H E R thing, is said, that' this Person was not damnify'd ; or if he was, there are such a number of Persons who were then likewise damnify'd' that may bring their Action's, that nobody will execute such an Office. I think that Argument  ...
Matthew ASHBY, William White (Constable of the Borough of Aylesbury.), 1705

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMNIFY»

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Love in the world mill
Constitution, endothermic, butter, leachate, Montana, posthypnotic, flare, damnify, David Bowie, aperture priority, extrafloral, resultant, tripthong, ... «Otago Daily Times, May 15»
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Ex-RSA Ireland boss Smith blamed subordinates at exit
"It was reckless published in the company's haste to damnify me. "Indeed, I am now aware that this report was published to the Central Bank of ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
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'Weaponising' the NHS isn't just rotten politics - it puts patients in …
I can, however, offer you synonyms for 'damnify' (which may come close to 'weaponise'). They include 'to play havoc, mischief, deal a blow to'. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Nkrumah: The untold story
The reliability of the information can certainly be interrogated, even though it is being used to damnify Danquah as a traitor. It was no secret that ... «Modern Ghana, Jan 11»

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