Inflict

//ɪnˈflɪkt//

Synonyms for "inflict" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Verb(2 words)

accomplish achieve administer afflict apply bring bring about bring off bring to pass bring upon burden with charge commit

Strong matches (22)

deal deliver demand do do to effect effectuate enforce enjoin exact expose fasten upon foist force force upon freight with give go and do impose

Verb(3 words)

exact fetch impose

Related words (37)

impose on impose upon inflict on inflict upon lay lay on levy make pay perpetrate place produce pull off put put down put on put upon realize render saddle

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saddle with set strike subject subject to take and do task tax trouble up and do visit visit upon weight down with wreak wreck yoke with

Verb(1 words)

wreak

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

communicate intercommunicate

Related terms

1 entries

infliction

derived

9 entries

inflictable inflicter inflictive inflictment inflictor noninflicted reinflict self-inflicted uninflicted

manner of

1 entries

communicate

related to

2 entries

impose thrust

Translations

22 translations across 14 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἐπιτίθημι verb (thrust upon, impose)

Bulgarian

2 entries

налагам verb (thrust upon, impose)
причинявам verb (thrust upon, impose)

Catalan

1 entries

infligir verb (thrust upon, impose)

Finnish

2 entries

aiheuttaa verb (thrust upon, impose)
tuottaa verb (thrust upon, impose)

French

1 entries

infliger verb (thrust upon, impose)

Galician

1 entries

inflixir verb (thrust upon, impose)

German

1 entries

zufügen verb (thrust upon, impose)

Italian

2 entries

comminare verb (thrust upon, impose)
infliggere verb (thrust upon, impose)

Latin

1 entries

infligo verb (thrust upon, impose)

Persian

2 entries

تحمیل کردن verb (thrust upon, impose)
دچار کردن verb (thrust upon, impose)

Portuguese

1 entries

infligir verb (thrust upon, impose)

Russian

3 entries

налага́ть verb (thrust upon, impose)
наноси́ть verb (thrust upon, impose)
причиня́ть verb (thrust upon, impose)

Spanish

1 entries

infligir verb (thrust upon, impose)

Turkish

3 entries

uğratmak verb (thrust upon, impose)
çarptırmak verb (thrust upon, impose)
çektirmek verb (thrust upon, impose)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You should not inflict any injury on others on any account.

Source: tatoeba (36568)

Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?

Source: tatoeba (49774)

Beavers rarely inflict damage on people.

Source: tatoeba (327246)

Although it is not typically aggressive toward humans, the monster hornet can inflict a powerful sting.

Source: tatoeba (8983295)

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