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Wreak

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Verb

1. bring, make for, play, work, wreak

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

Example Sentences:
'I cannot work a miracle'
'wreak havoc'
'bring comments'
'play a joke'
'The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wreak

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to inflict (vengeance, etc) or to cause (chaos, etc)
to wreak havoc on the enemy
2. 
to express, or gratify (anger, hatred, etc)
3. archaic
to take vengeance for

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Wreak

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verb transitive
1. 
to give vent or free play to (one's anger, malice, rage, etc.)
2. 
to inflict (vengeance), cause (harm or havoc), etc.
3.  Archaic
to avenge

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wreak

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tr.v. wreaked, wreak·ing, wreaks
1. To bring about (damage or destruction, for example): wreak havoc.
2. To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
3. To give vent to or act upon (one's feelings): "He sought for some excuse to wreak his hatred upon Tarzan" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
4. Archaic To take vengeance for; avenge.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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