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wreak

wreak \'re-k\ vt [ME wreken, fr. OE wrecan to drive, punish, avenge; akin 
   to OHG ]rehhan to avenge, L urge-re to drive on, urge archaic  1a: AVENGE  
   1b: to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment) : EXACT  2: to 
   give free play or course to (malevolent feeling) {~ one's wr ath} 3: CAUSE, 
   INFLICT