injure
verbHow many syllables in injure?
There are 2 syllables in the word injure.How to pronounce injure:
Definition of injure:
- injure (verb):
- to inflict bodily hurt on
- to hurt physically or mentally
- cause injuries or bodily harm to.
Synonyms for injure:
break
bruise
calk
concuss
contuse
crush
damage
disable
excruciate
fracture
graze
handicap
harm
hit
hurt
impair
incapacitate
invalid
knife
maim
mangle
mangulate
mar
mutilate
overstretch
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Antonyms for injure:
abet
acclaim
add to
add value to
admire
adorn
adulate
advance
advantage
aggrandize
agree
aid
allow
ameliorate
amend
amplify
appease
applaud
appreciate
approve
assist
assist the progress of
assuage
attach
augment
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