Exact
Exact verb - To establish or apply as a charge or penalty.
Usage example: vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice
Common collocations
| retribution | exact retribution | wreak retribution |
| revenge | exact revenge | wreak revenge |
| vengeance | exact vengeance | wreak vengeance |
Both words in one sentence
- But the girl had already been through personal childhood hell and pushed over the edge, thanks to the mortifying Mind Rape she got from Arael, and she was ready to wreak havoc on the world around her as a way to curb her pent up angst and exact a little revenge on her enemies.
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