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injure
[ in-jer ]
verb (used with object)
- to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair:
to injure one's hand.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- to do wrong or injustice to.
Synonyms: ,
- to wound or offend:
to injure a friend's feelings.
injure
/ ˈɪԻə /
verb
- to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound
- to offend, esp by an injustice
Derived Forms
- ˈܰ, adjective
- ˈܰ, adjective
- ˈܰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- jܰ·· adjective
- jܰ· noun
- ܲȴ-jܰ adjective
- ·jܰ verb (used with object) reinjured reinjuring
- ܲ·jܰ adjective
- ܲ·jܰ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of injure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
An estimated three million dead and millions more injured.
A man suspected of carrying out an attack involving a crossbow which left two women injured in Leeds has died, police have said.
Prosecutors have dropped some of the charges against an Australian woman accused of killing three relatives and seriously injuring another with a toxic mushroom lunch.
The Dodgers put Tyler Glasnow on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation after he made an early exit in Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On Monday, Glasnow was placed on the injured list with what the team called shoulder inflammation — signifying that the pitcher sustained no structural damage, but still felt too much discomfort to continue pitching.
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