wrought

1. 1
   craftedadjective

   Shaped or made by someone's work.

   The old church has a beautifully wrought wooden door, carved with birds and leaves.

   Her speech was carefully wrought, every word chosen with care.

   UsageSay wrought iron or finely wrought.

   Similarcrafted, fashioned, worked

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2. 2
   verbarchaic

   Past tense and past participle of work. An old form, now found mostly in old books.

   The goldsmiths who wrought the gold, those were Medes and Egyptians. The men who wrought the wood, those were Sardians and Egyptians. The men who wrought the baked brick, those were Babylonians.

   2001, Josef Wiesehofer, Ancient PersiaHere, wrought means worked, as in shaping the materials.

   I need not describe his attainments as sheep-farmer or shepherd; he scarcely learned the barest rudiments; and the sage master of Clachlands trusted him only when he wrought under his own vigilant eye.

   1899, John Buchan, Summer Weather

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3. 3
   caused damageverb

   Used as the past tense of wreak, as in wrought havoc, but it comes from work and means caused or brought about.

   The flood wrought great damage in the town.

   His careless words wrought great harm to their friendship.

   UsageYou can say wreaked havoc or wrought havoc.

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