Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Damn

Damn (dăm), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Damned (dămd or dăm″nĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Damning (dăm″ĭng or dăm″nĭng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, ...

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Damn (2)

Damn, v. i. To invoke damnation; to curse. “While I inwardly damn.” Goldsmith.

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Damnability

Dam′na‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being damnable; damnableness. Sir T. More.

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Damnable

Dam″na‐ble (?), a. [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F. damnable. See Damn.] 1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature.A cre...

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Damnableness

Dam″na‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.The damnableness of this most execrable impiety. Prynne.

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Damnably

Dam″na‐bly, adv. 1. In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment.2. Odiously; detestably; excessively.

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Damnation

Dam‐na″tion (?), n. [F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr. damnare. See Damn.] 1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.2. (Theol.) Condemnation to e...

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Damnatory

Dam″na‐to‐ry (dăm″nȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. [L. damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.] Dooming to damnation; condemnatory. “Damnatory invectives.” Hallam.

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Damned

Damned (?), a. 1. Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to perdition.2. Hateful; detestable; abominable.But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'erWho do...

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Damnific

Dam‐nif″ic (?), a. [L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss + facere to make. See Damn.] Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious.

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Damnification

Dam′ni‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [LL. damnificatio.] That which causes damage or loss.

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Damnify

Dam″ni‐fy (dăm″nĭ‐fī), v. t. [LL. damnificare, fr. L. damnificus: cf. OF. damnefier. See Damnific.] To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair.This work will ask as many m...

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Damning

Damn″ing (?), a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.

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Damningness

Damn″ing‐ness, n. Tendency to bring damnation. “The damningness of them.” Hammond.

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damnum

‖dam″num (?), n.(law) Harm; detriment, either to character or property.

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Damosel

{ Dam″o‐sel (dăm″ō̍‐zĕl), Dam′o‐sel″la (–zĕl″lȧ), ‖Da′moi′selle″ (dȧ′mwä′zĕl″) }, n. See Damsel.

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Damourite

Dam″our‐ite (dăm″o͝o‐īt), n. [Ater the French chemist Damour.] (Min.) A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.

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Damp

Damp (dămp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.] 1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fog...

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Damp (2)

Damp (?), a. [Compar.Damper (?); superl.Dampest.] 1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear. Dryden.2. Dej...

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Damp (3)

Damp, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Damped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.] 1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to ...

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Damp off

Damp″ off′ (?). To decay and perish through excessive moisture.

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Dampen

Damp″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dampened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dampening.] 1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.In a way...

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Dampen (2)

Damp″en, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. Byron.

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Damper

Damp″er (?), n. That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (...

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Dampish

Damp″ish (?), a. Moderately damp or moist.— Damp″ish‐ly, adv. — Damp″ish‐ness, n.

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Dampne

Damp″ne (?), v. t. To damn. Chaucer.

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Dampness

Damp″ness, n. Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.