damnify
verb
- to cause to suffer loss of money, property, or reputation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdæmnɪfaɪ/
verb
Etymology: From Old French damnifier, from Latin damnifico.
- To damage physically; to injure.
“he saw himselfe so freshly reare, / As if late fight had nought him damnifyde […]”
“The infectious raines most damnifying the poore saylers, who must be upon the decks to hand in their sailes, abiding the brunt […]”
- To cause injuries or loss to.