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harm

verb [T]
 
 
/hɑːm/ US  /hɑːrm/

Definition

B2 to hurt someone or damage something: Thankfully no one was harmed in the accident. The government's reputation has already been harmed by a series of scandals.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of harm verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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