damnify (ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ ) vb (
tr ) ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Law) law to cause loss or damage to (a person); injure
[C16: from Old French damnifier, ultimately from Latin damnum harm, + facere to make]
ˌdamnifiˈcation n
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dam•ni•fy (ˈdæm nəˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. Law. to cause loss or damage to.
[1505–15; < Middle French
damnifier, Old French < Late Latin
damnificāre, derivative of Latin
damnificus harmful =
damn(um) damage +
-ificus (see
-i -,
-fic )]
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damnify Past participle: damnifiedGerund: damnifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I damnify you damnify he/she/it damnifies we damnify you damnify they damnify
Preterite I damnified you damnified he/she/it damnified we damnified you damnified they damnified
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
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
Future I will damnify you will damnify he/she/it will damnify we will damnify you will damnify they will damnify
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 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
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
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
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
Conditional I would damnify you would damnify he/she/it would damnify we would damnify you would damnify they would damnify
Past Conditional I would have damnified you would have damnified he/she/it would have damnified we would have damnified you would have damnified they would have damnified
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