(v. t.) To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal.
Inflict tanım:
Kelime: in·flict Söyleniş:in-'flikt İşlev:transitive verb Kökeni: Latin inflictus, past participle of infligere, from in- fligere to strike -- more at PROFLIGATE 1: AFFLICT 2 a : to give by or as if by striking inflict pain b : to cause (something unpleasant) to be endured inflict my annual message upon the church -- Mark Twain - in·flict·erorin·flic·tor /-'flik-t&r/ noun - in·flic·tive /-tiv/ adjective
