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scathe
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1scathe

noun \ˈskāth, ˈskāth\

Definition of SCATHE

: harm, injury
— scathe·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Origin of SCATHE

Middle English skathe, from Old Norse skathi; akin to Old English sceatha injury, Greek askēthēs unharmed
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SCATHE

eighth, faith, saithe, wraith

2scathe

transitive verb \ˈskāth\
scathedscath·ing

Definition of SCATHE

1
: to do harm to; specifically : scorch, sear
2
: to assail with withering denunciation

Examples of SCATHE

  1. <newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures>

First Known Use of SCATHE

13th century

Related to SCATHE

Synonyms
abuse, assail, bash, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump (on), lambaste (or lambast), potshot, savage, attack, slam, trash, vituperate

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