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injure — injurable, adj. injurer, n. /in jeuhr/, v.t., injured, injuring. 1. to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one s hand. 2. to do wrong or injustice to. 3. to wound or offend: to injure a friend s feelings. [1575 85;… … Universalium
injure — [in′jər] vt. injured, injuring [altered < earlier injury, to harm < LME injurien < MFr injurier < L injuriari < injuria: see INJURY] 1. to do physical harm or damage to; hurt 2. to offend (one s feelings, pride, etc.); wound 3. to… … English World dictionary
injure — verb 1 harm yourself/sb physically ADVERB ▪ badly, seriously, severely ▪ slightly ▪ physically ▪ accidentally ▪ … Collocations dictionary
injure — transitive verb (injured; injuring) Etymology: Middle English enjuren, from Anglo French *enjurer, from Late Latin injuriare, from Latin injuria injury Date: 15th century 1. a. to do an injustice to ; wrong b. to harm, impair, or tarnish the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
injure */*/ — UK [ˈɪndʒə(r)] / US [ˈɪndʒər] verb [transitive] Word forms injure : present tense I/you/we/they injure he/she/it injures present participle injuring past tense injured past participle injured 1) a) [often passive] to hurt someone and cause damage … English dictionary
injure — in|jure [ ındʒər ] verb transitive ** 1. ) often passive to hurt someone and cause damage to their body: Nine people died and 54 were injured in the accident. be seriously/ badly/severely injured: They were treated for shock, but no one was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
injure — verb 1) he injured his foot Syn: hurt, wound, damage, harm; cripple, lame, disable; maim, mutilate, deform, mangle, break 2) his comments injured her reputation Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
Forgotten One (comics) — Superherobox| caption =Cover art for Eternals (vol 2) #5. Art by Daniel Acuסa. character name = Gilgamesh real name = Unrevealed publisher = Marvel Comics debut = Eternals #13 (July, 1977) creators = Jack Kirby alliances = Eternals Avengers… … Wikipedia
List of One Piece episodes (season 1) — The first volume of the first season DVD compilations released in Japan by Toei Animation The first season of the One Piece anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda. The season is adapted from the first eleven… … Wikipedia
libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… … Law dictionary
