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Verb: inflict  in'flikt
  1. Make (someone) do something unpleasant
    "The principal inflicted his rage on the students";
    - bring down, visit, impose, obtrude

Derived forms: inflicts, inflicting, inflicted

Type of: communicate, intercommunicate

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inflexed
inflexibility
inflexible
inflexibleness
inflexibly
inflexion
inflict
infliction
inflictive
in-flight
infliximab
inflorescence
inflow
inflowing
influence
influence peddler
influencer