Толковый словарь английского языка - wreak
Wreak
wreak
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. avenge , to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment), to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling), bring about , cause
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v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by upon) give play or satisfaction to; put in operation (vengeance or one's anger etc.). 2 cause (damage etc.) (the hurricane wreaked havoc on the crops). 3 archaic avenge (a wrong or wronged person). Derivatives wreaker n. Etymology: OE wrecan drive, avenge, etc., f. Gmc: cf. WRACK, WRECK, WRETCH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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