inflict
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- //ɪnˈflɪkt//
To thrust upon; to impose.
verbo
- 1
To thrust upon; to impose.
They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.
In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer.
Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands.
Etimología
From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).
Formas
- pasado
- inflicted
- participio
- inflicted
- gerundio
- inflicting
- 3.ª persona del singular
- inflicts