All inflict synonyms
in·flict
I i verb inflict
- levy — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- wreak — to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.): They wreaked havoc on the enemy.
- force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- impose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- perpetrate — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
- lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
- dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- expose — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- extort — Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
- deal out — If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
- give it to — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- stick it to — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.