injure
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
injures;
injured;
injuring
injures;
injured;
injuring
Britannica Dictionary definition of INJURE
[+ object]
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to harm or damage (someone or something)
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She fell and injured herself.
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She fell and slightly injured her arm.
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The criticism injured [=wounded] his pride.
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The scandal has injured [=tarnished] her reputation.
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Several people were badly/seriously/critically injured in the accident.
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He believes that the tax will injure [=hurt] small businesses.
injure
,
hurt
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harm
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damage
, and
impair
mean to cause something or someone to no longer be healthy or in good condition.
injure
is usually used when the body of a person or animal has been harmed by something, such as an accident.
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Two people were badly injured in the accident.
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She injured her muscle/leg while running.
injure
, but
hurt
often emphasizes physical or emotional pain.
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He hurt his back and was unable to walk for a week.
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I was hurt by their unkind remarks.
harm
often emphasizes a bad change in health.
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The plant is poisonous to humans but will not harm deer.
damage
is often used when something loses value or becomes less useful.
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The table was damaged in shipping.
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fruit trees damaged by frost
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Very loud music may damage your ears.
impair
suggests that something has been made weaker or worse.
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a disease that impairs memory/vision
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Years of smoking had impaired his health.
