do ill

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do ill

/ˈduː ˌɪl/ UK
/ˈdu ˌɪl/ US

verb does ill · doing ill · did ill · done ill

idiomatic To harm, to injure. But if ye would know, what grace they meene, go, and looke, and learne emonges them, and ye ſhall ſee that it is: First, to bluſh at nothing, And bluſhing in youth, ſayth Ariſtotle is nothyng els, but feare to do ill: which feare beyng once luſtely fraid away from youth, thẽ foloweth, to dare do any
Similar: harm

Opposite: benefit, do good

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Opposite: benefit, do good

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@misc{do_ill_2026,
  title = {do ill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20ill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}