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wreak

Main Entry:: wreak
Pronunciation:: \ˈrēk also ˈrek\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English wreken, from Old English wrecan to drive, punish, avenge; akin to Old High German rehhan to avenge and perhaps to Latin urgēre to drive on, urge
Date:: before 12th century

1 aarchaic : avenge b: to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment)2: to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling)3: bring about , cause <wreak havoc>

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