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Word: Wreak
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English wrecan ‘drive (out), avenge’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wreken and German rächen; compare with wrack, wreck, and wretch
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
riːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause (a large amount of damage or harm)
Short Definition:cause
Examples:- torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday
- the environmental damage wreaked by ninety years of phosphate mining
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