inflict
verb
1 inflict
Impose something unpleasant.
synonyms: bring down, impose, visit.
Roget 739:
be severe
etc.
adj..
assume,
usurp,
arrogate,
take liberties;
domineer,
bully
etc.
885;
tyrannize,
inflict,
wreak,
stretch a point,
put on the screw;
be hard upon;
bear a heavy hand on,
lay a heavy hand on;
be down upon,
come down upon;
ill treat;
deal hardly with,
deal hard measure to;
rule with a rod of iron,
chastise with scorpions;
dye with blood;
oppress,
override;
trample under foot;
tread under foot,
tread upon,
trample upon,
tread down upon,
trample down upon;
crush under an iron heel,
ride roughshod over;
rivet the yoke;
hold a tight hand,
keep a tight hand;
force down the throat;
coerce
etc.
744;
give no quarter
etc.
(pitiless)
914.1.
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Roget 680:
do,
perform,
execute;
achieve
etc.
(complete)
729;
transact,
enact;
commit,
perpetrate,
inflict;
exercise,
prosecute,
carry on,
work,
practice,
play.
employ oneself,
ply one's task;
officiate,
have in hand
etc.
(business)
625;
labor
etc.
686;
be at work;
pursue a course;
shape one's course
etc.
(conduct)
692.
act,
operate;
take action,
take steps;
strike a blow,
lift a finger,
stretch forth one's hand;
take in hand
etc.
(undertake)
676;
put oneself in motion;
put in practice;
carry into execution
etc.
(complete)
729;
act upon.
be an actor
etc.
690;
take a part in,
act a part in,
play a part in,
perform a part in;
participate in;
have a hand in,
have a finger in the pie;
have to do with;
be a party to,
be a participator in;
bear a hand,
lend a hand;
pull an oar,
run in a race;
mix oneself up with
etc.
(meddle)
682.
be in action;
come into operation
etc.
(power at work)
170.
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Dutch: toebrengen
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