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to wreak
01
to cause or inflict damage, harm, or destruction, often with great force or intensity
Transitive: to wreak damage or destruction
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
wreak
3rd person singular
wreaks
Present participle
wreaking
Past simple
wreaked
Past participle
wreaked
Examples
The negligence of the factory owner resulted in a chemical spill that wreaked environmental damage.
