infligir — meaning in English

English meaning

• exact adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
• inflict verb To cause something unpleasant, such as pain, damage, or punishment, to be suffered by someone.
• wreak verb To cause or inflict something damaging or violent, such as havoc, damage, or revenge.

Senses

infligir is used for these senses in English:

• exact (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
• inflict To thrust upon; to impose.
• wreak (transitive) To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.

exact — full definition

1. adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
2. adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
3. verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
4. verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.

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