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in·flict
 inflict
- pronunciation:
- ihn
flIkt
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inflicted, inflicting, inflicts |
| definition 1: |
to strike or cause to be struck by, or as though by, a physical assault.
We shall inflict a heavy blow on our enemies.- synonyms:
- visit
- similar words:
- hit, smite, strike, wreak
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| definition 2: |
to impose (something unpleasant).
- synonyms:
- impose, lay, wreak
- similar words:
- administer, execute, perpetrate, visit
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| related words: |
deliver, foist, impose, put |
| derivations: |
inflictive (adj.), inflicter (inflictor) (n.) |
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