Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
wreak verb
/riːk/ v [T] formal
to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way
The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
She was determined to wreak revenge/vengeance on both him and his family.
(Definition of wreak verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
