Polyglot Dictionary

damnificar

/damnifiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
damnifico
preterite (yo)
damnifiqué
past participle
damnificado

Meaning

  1. to harm

    • La riada damnificó a muchas familias.

      The flood harmed many families.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

perjudicar

perjudicar is the more common, general word for "to harm, damage"; damnificar is more about causing material or disaster-related damage, like the victims of a disaster.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lesar

lesar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Portuguese

prejudicar

prejudicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Practice

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