Definition
To cause damage to something; to harm or injure.
Etymology
From en- (to cause to be) + damage (from Old French damage, harm). This is an archaic or rare form, more common in Middle English and Early Modern English texts.
Kelly Says
This word shows up in Shakespeare and older legal documents, but we've largely replaced it with simpler words like 'damage' or 'harm'—language naturally prunes out redundant synonyms.
Translations
CSČeština
poškodit
poh-shkoh-deet
DADansk
beskadige
besh-ky-deh
DEDeutsch
beschädigen
beshay-dee-gen
FAفارسی
آسیب رساندن
asib rasandan
FISuomi
vahingoittaa
vah-heen-goh-tah
FRFrançais
endommager
ahndoh-mah-zhey
HUMagyar
károsít
kah-roh-seet
IDBahasa Indonesia
merusak
meh-roo-sak
ITItaliano
danneggiare
dahn-neh-jah-reh
KMKM
ធ្វើឱ្យខូច
tvay khauch
KO한국어
손상시키다
son-sang-si-kida
MSBahasa Melayu
merosakkan
meh-roh-sak-kahn
NLNederlands
beschadigen
beshah-dee-gen
PLPolski
uszkodzić
oosh-koh-jeech
PTPortuguês
danificar
dah-nee-fee-kar
RORomână
a deteriora
ah deh-tee-oh-rah
RUРусский
повреждать
povrezhdat'
SWKiswahili
kuvunja
koo-voon-jah
TAதமிழ்
சேதப்படுத்து
seythapaduththu
TEతెలుగు
నష్టపరచు
nashthaparachu
TRTürkçe
zarara uğratmak
zah-rah-uh goo-rah-tmak
UKУкраїнська
ушкодити
oosh-koh-dee-tee
VITiếng Việt
làm hỏng
lahm hohng