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Damn, 1) to condemn: “with a spot I d. him,” Caes. IV, 1, 6. “perform't, or else we d. thee,” Ant. I, 1, 24. (the style of gods imitated?).
2) to doom to eternal torments in a future life: “thereof comes that the wenches say 'God d. me,'” Err. IV, 3, 54. “if I do not, d. me,” All's IV, 1, 96 (== God d. me). H4B II, 4, 181. Oth. III, 3, 398. Oth. III, 3, 398 “--s himself to do,” All's III, 6, 95 (i. e. says 'God d. me, if I do not'). “the devil d. thee black,” Mcb. V, 3, 11. Partic. --ed: “a torment to lay upon the --ed,” Tp. I, 2, 290. “the devil will not have me --ed,” Wiv. V, 5, 38. “I am --ed in hell,” II, 2, 9. “--ed to hell for this,” R2 IV, 43. Mids. III, 2, 382. Merch. III, 1, 34. III, 5, 6. III, 5, 6 As III, 2, 36. All's I, 3, 18. III, 6, 96. Tw. III, 4, 313; cf. H4B II, 4, 169. Hml. V, 2, 68 “(is't not to be --ed).” Oth. IV, 2, 36. Cymb. V, 3, 37 etc. Unintelligible passage: “a fellow almost --ed in a fair wife,” Oth. I, 1, 21.*
3) to cause to be doomed to the torments of hell, to bring to damnation: “if they should speak, would almost d. those ears which, hearing them, would call their brothers fools,” Merch. I, 1, 98. “do you d. others, and let this d. you,” Tim. IV, 3, 165. “the devil . . . abuses me to d. me,” Hml. II, 2, 632. “if thou wilt needs d. thyself, do it a more delicate way than drowning,” Oth. I, 3, 360. “come, swear it, d. thyself,” IV, 2, 35. “hence, vile instrument! thou shalt not d. my hand,” Cymb. III, 4, 76.
4) The partic. damned == hateful, detestable: “surfeits, imposthumes, grief and d. despair,” Ven. 743. “ink would have seemed more black and d. here,” Compl. 54. “this d. witch Sycorax,” Tp. I, 2, 263. Wiv. II, 2, 300. Meas. III, 1, 96 “(damnedst).” IV, 3, 127. Err. IV, 4, 105. Merch. III, 2, 78. All's II, 3, 147. John V, 4, 52. H6A III, 2, 38. H6B IV, 10, 83. R3 II, 4, 64. Hml. II, 2, 482 etc.
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