All 5 Uses
wrought
in
Antigone
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- a well-wrought brazen urn
*wrought = worked
- In what wise was her self-destruction wrought?
*wrought = made to happen
- I warrant such a one in either case Would shine, as King or subject; such a man Would in the storm of battle stand his ground, A comrade leal and true; but Anarchy—What evils are not wrought by Anarchy!†
- O fount of Dirce, wood-embowered plain Where Theban chariots to victory speed, Mark ye the cruel laws that now have wrought my bane, The friends who show no pity in my need!†
- For even had it been some child of mine, Or husband mouldering in death's decay, I had not wrought this deed despite the State.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(wrought as in: wrought iron) worked -- as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating
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(2)
(wrought as in: the damage she has wrought) caused to happen or occurred as a consequenceThis is most typically seen in classic literature. Less commonly, the present tense, wreak, is also seen.
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(3)
(wrought as in: her mind was wrought with anxiety) excessively nervous or agitated
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)