wreak
reek
- v cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
wreak havoc
- Because simply clicking through to a suspect site can wreak havoc on a PC, and risky sites comprise a growing portion of search returns.
- It's a highly profitable business for waste companies, but the onslaught of pollutants can wreak havoc on local health.
- Just before the storm, Kim had bought a video camera, which she used to document the ravages that nature and an indifferent bureaucracy can wreak.