Dam'ni·fy (dăm'nĭ*fī) transitive verb [ Late Latin damnificare , from Latin damnificus : confer Old French damnefier . See Damnific .] To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair. [ R.] « This work will ask as many more officials to make expur... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/4