to damage
Third Person
damages
Present Participle
damaging
Past Tense
damaged
Past Participle
damaged
1
to physically harm something
transitive
- The storm's strong winds and hailstones damaged the roof of the house.
- Careless handling of the fragile items could easily damage them.
- Using the wrong cleaning solution may damage the delicate fabric.
- The vandals intentionally damaged the public property with graffiti.
- The construction work was paused to avoid accidentally damaging the underground pipes.