v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflicting. ] [ L. inflictus, p. p. of infligere to strike on, to inflict; pref. in- in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. Flail. ] To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal. [ 1913 Webster ]

What heart could wish, what hand inflict, this dire disgrace? Drygen. [ 1913 Webster ]

The persecution and the pain
That man inflicts on all inferior kinds. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inflicts. [ 1913 Webster ]

God is the sole and immediate inflicter of such strokes. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction. ] 1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. inflictif. ] Causing infliction; acting as an infliction. Whitehead. [ 1913 Webster ]