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injure
verb
-
injure
,
injuring
,
injures
,
injured
to
cause
physical
harm
or
damage
to
a
person
or
animal
•
During
the
soccer
match
,
the
striker
injured
his
ankle
and
had
to
leave
the
field
.
During
the
soccer
match
,
the
striker
injured
his
ankle
and
had
to
leave
the
field
.
•
Be
careful
with
that
knife
or
you
might
injure
yourself
while
chopping
vegetables
.
Be
careful
with
that
knife
or
you
might
injure
yourself
while
chopping
vegetables
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
‘
injūrāre
’
meaning
‘
to
wrong
’
or
‘
to
hurt
’.
The
root
‘
in-
’ (
against
)
+
‘
jūs
’ (
right
or
law
)
originally
referred
to
violating
someone
’
s
rights
,
later
extending
to
bodily
harm
.
verb
-
injure
,
injuring
,
injures
,
injured
to
damage
something
non-physical
,
such
as
someone
’
s
feelings
,
reputation
,
or
rights
•
Publishing
false
rumors
can
injure
a
person
’
s
reputation
for
years
.
Publishing
false
rumors
can
injure
a
person
’
s
reputation
for
years
.
•
His
harsh
words
deeply
injured
her
pride
.
His
harsh
words
deeply
injured
her
pride
.
Same
Latin
origin
as
the
physical
sense
.
The
legal
idea
of
‘
doing
wrong
against
’
naturally
broadened
to
abstract
harms
like
reputation
or
feelings
.
