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scathe v (transitive)

(archaic or Scotland) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically. (specifically, obsolete) To cause monetary loss to (someone). (by extension, chiefly literary and poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither. (figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc. scathe n (archaic or British, dialectal) (countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury. (countable) Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer. (countable, Scotland, law, obsolete) An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs. (uncountable) Something to be mourned or regretted.

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