D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Scathe

/(skāt͟h; 277)/ · IPA /skeɪð/
01 v. t. To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.
imp. & p. p. Scathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scathing
  1. 1.
    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.” Milton.
    “Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.” W. Irving.