Entry Word: injure

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cause bodily damage to <injured himself while skiing>

Synonyms damage, harm, hurt, wound

Related Words batter, bruise, contuse, gash, gore, lacerate, scald, scar, scathe, tear; cripple, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate; afflict, torment, torture; lay up; blemish, impair, mar, scrape, spoil

Near Antonyms cure, fix, heal, mend, remedy

2 to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of <the agentʼs treachery has injured our national security for years to come> — see damage 1