dañar

Definitions of dañar
  1. verb
    give trouble or pain to
    synonyms: hacer daño
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    herir
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
    afligir
    cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    lisiar, mutilar
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    descoyuntarse, desgarrarse, dislocarse, torcerse
    twist suddenly so as to sprain
    arrollar, atropellar
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    disparar, herir
    hit with a missile from a weapon
    acuchillar, apuñalar
    use a knife on
    despellejar, despellejarse, raspar
    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    golpearse, hacerse un morado, lastimarse, machucarse, magullarse
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    type of:
    indisponer
    cause to feel unwell
  2. verb
    inflict damage upon
    synonyms: romper
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    abrasarse, acalorarse, agostar, arder, quemar
    burn with heat, fire, or radiation
    afligir
    cause physical pain or suffering in
    aherrumbrar, corroer, desgastar, herrumbrar, oxidar
    cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
    corroerse, desgastarse, erosionarse
    remove soil or rock
    desgarrar, destrozar, magullar, mutilar
    destroy or injure severely
    deteriorar, estropear, macular, manchar
    make imperfect
    destrozar, hacer pedazos, quebrar
    damage or destroy as if by violence
    escaldar, escaldarse
    burn with a hot liquid or steam
    abrasar, achicharrar, carbonizar, chamuscar, chamuscarse, quemar, requemar, socarrar
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
    afear, mancillar
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
    desfigurar
    mar or spoil the appearance of
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    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    hurt the feelings of
    synonyms: herir, lastimar, ofender
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    afrentar, insultar, ultrajar
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    apocar, despreciar, humillar, mortificar
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    degradar, degradarse, deshonrar, deshonrarse, envilecer
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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    despertar, estimular, extraer, incitar, sacar
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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