v. t.
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. ]
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 ]