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inflicts

inflicts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inflict.

Meaning of inflict

Verb

inflict (third-person singular simple present inflicts, present participle inflicting, simple past and past participle inflicted)

  1. To thrust upon; to impose.
    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
    Synonyms:
    exact, fetch, visit, wreak

Questions about inflicts

What is inflicts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inflicts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inflict.

Words near inflicts in the dictionary

  1. inflictive
  2. inflictment
  3. inflictments
  4. inflictor
  5. inflictors
  6. inflicts
  7. inflight
  8. infliximab
  9. inflood
  10. inflooded
  11. inflooding

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