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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wreak /rik/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to carry out (damage, destruction):The storm wreaked damage on the whole coastline.
- to inflict:to wreak revenge on them.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wreak (rēk),USA pronunciation v.t. - to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.):They wreaked havoc on the enemy.
- to carry out the promptings of (one's rage, ill humor, will, desire, etc.), as on a victim or object:He wreaked his anger on the office staff.
- bef. 900; Middle English wreken, Old English wrecan; cognate with German rächen to avenge, Old Norse reka to drive, avenge, Gothic wrikan to persecute; akin to Latin urgēre to drive, push
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged visit, vent, unleash.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wreak /riːk/ vb (transitive)- to inflict (vengeance, etc) or to cause (chaos, etc)
- to express, or gratify (anger, hatred, etc)
- archaic to take vengeance for
Etymology: Old English wrecan; related to Old Frisian wreka, Old High German rehhan (German rächen), Old Norse reka, Latin urgēre to pushˈwreaker n USAGE
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