damnificar

to damage

damnificar(dahm-nee-fee-kahr)

transitive verb

1.

(formal)

(general)

a. to damage (thing)

Las tremendas inundaciones damnificaron varias viviendas.

The serious floods damaged several houses.

b. to injure (person)

Las violentas patadas del criminal damnificaron a dos policías durante la detención.

The criminal's violent kicking injured two policemen during the arrest.

c. to harm (person)

Una persona que maneja bajo la influencia de sustancias podría damnificar a alguien.

A person operating under the influence of substances could harm someone.