| 1. damage, injury (especially that caused by scorching). injure or damage by scorching; criticize harshly. scathescathe (skā&thlig;; 277), scath scath (skăth; 277) ], v. t. [imp. & p. p. scathed (skā&thlig;d or skătht); p. pr. & vb. n. scathing (skā&thlig;&ibreve;ng or skăth-).] [icel. ska?a; akin to as. scea?an, sce??an, dan. skade, sw. skada, d. & g. schaden, ohg. scadōn, goth. ska?jan.] to do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy. as when heaven's fire hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines. strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul. irving.scathe the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage, harm, hurt] |
