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Verb: injure  in-ju(r)
  1. Cause injuries or bodily harm to
    "The athlete injured his knee during the game";
    - wound
     
  2. Cause (somebody) emotional pain or offence
    "His thoughtless comments injured her feelings";
    - hurt, wound, bruise, offend, spite
     
  3. Cause damage or affect negatively
    "The frost injured the young plants";
    - hurt

Derived forms: injuring, injures, injured

Type of: arouse, damage, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, hurt, kindle, provoke, raise

Encyclopedia: Injure