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Wrought Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Wrought has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of work

"The blacksmith spent all day working on the iron before it was finally wrought into a beautiful gate."

In plain English: To work on something until it is shaped into its final form, often using tools to bend or hammer metal.

"The heavy storm wrought chaos across the entire city."

Adjective
1

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

"a shaped handgrip"

"the molded steel plates"

"the wrought silver bracelet"

2

Having been worked or prepared somehow.

"The intricate wrought iron gate stood at the entrance of the old estate."

In plain English: Wrought means something that has been carefully made, shaped, or worked on by hand to create it.

"The ornate wrought-iron gate at the front of the house looks very old-fashioned."

Example Sentences
"The ornate wrought-iron gate at the front of the house looks very old-fashioned." adj
"The heavy storm wrought chaos across the entire city." verb
"The stress of his job wrought deep anxiety in his mind." verb
"Years of poor diet have wrought serious health problems for him." verb
"Her constant nagging eventually wrought resentment between the couple." verb
Related Terms

Origin

Wrought is the past participle of the Middle English word for "to work," which traces its roots back to Old English wyrċan. It shares a common ancestor with other Germanic words meaning "to work" and is considered a doublet of the modern verb worked.

Rhyming Words
ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight
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