inflict

transitive verb

To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area.

To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted).

To deal or deliver (a blow, for example).

To lay on or impose as something that must be borne or suffered; cause to be suffered.

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.