Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - inflict
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Inflict
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(inflicts, inflicting, inflicted) To inflict harm or damage on someone or something means to make them suffer it. Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces... The dog then attacked her, inflicting serious injuries. VERB: V n on n, V n • infliction ...without the unnecessary or cruel infliction of pain. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
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transitive verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of infligere, from in- + fligere to strike — more at profligate Date: 1566 1. afflict 2. a. to give by or as if by striking ~ pain b. to cause (something unpleasant) to be endured ~ my annual message upon the church — Mark Twain • ~er or ~or noun • ~ive adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) 1 administer, deal (a stroke, wound, defeat, etc.). 2 (also refl.) often joc. impose (suffering, a penalty, oneself, one's company, etc.) on (shall not inflict myself on you any longer). Derivatives inflictable adj. inflicter n. inflictor n. Etymology: L infligere inflict- (as IN-(2), fligere strike) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. наносить (удар, рану и т. п.) to inflict damage on smb. —- причинять ущерб кому-л. 2. причинять (боль, страдание и т. п.) to inflict shame on smb. —- навлечь позор на кого-л., опозорить кого-л. 3. налагать (наказание и т. п.) the judge inflicted the death penalty on the criminal —- судья приговорил преступника к смертной казни 4. навязывать to inflict one's views on (upon) smb. —- навязывать кому-л. свои взгляды to inflict oneself (one's company) on (upon) smb. —- навязывать кому-л., навязывать свое общество кому-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) наносить (удар, рану и т.п.) (upon) 2) причинять (боль, страдание, убыток) 3) налагать (наказание) 4) навязывать to inflict oneself (или ones company) upon - навязаться ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to make someone suffer something unpleasant (The judge inflicted the severest possible penalty. | inflict sth on/upon sb) (He inflicted a great deal of suffering on his wife and children.) 2 inflict yourself on humorous to visit or be with someone when they do not want you (Frank's in-laws are inflicting themselves on us for the weekend.) - infliction n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1566, from L. inflictus, pp. of infligere, from in- "on, against" + fligere "to dash, strike" (see conflict). You inflict a plague on someone; you afflict someone with a plague. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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