If something has wrought a change, it has made it happen.
[journalism, literary]
Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany. [VERB noun]
2. adjective
If something is wrought in a particular material or in a particular way, it has been created in that material or way.
[literary]
...a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.
3. See also wreak
wrought in British English
(rɔːt)
verb
1. archaic a past tense and past participle of work
adjective
2. metallurgy
shaped by hammering or beating
3. (often in combination)
formed, fashioned, or worked as specified
well-wrought
4.
decorated or made with delicate care
▶ USAGE Wrought is sometimes used as if it were the past tense and past participle of wreak as in the hurricane wrought havoc in coastal areas. Many people think this use is incorrect
Word origin
C16: variant of worht, from Old English geworht, past participle of (ge)wyrcan to work
wrought in American English
(rɔt)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. alt. pt. & pp. of
work
adjective
2.
formed; fashioned
3.
shaped by hammering or beating
said of metals
4.
elaborated with care
5.
decorated; ornamented
Word origin
ME wrogt, altered < worgt, pp. of weorken < OE wyrcan, to work
Examples of 'wrought' in a sentence
wrought
This is a finely wrought but not entirely unexpected sci-fi tale.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Terrible havoc has been wrought in the neighbourhood of the sea front.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This is a finely wrought piece of social history.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet years of neglect had wrought terrible change.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Simple objects speak eloquently of the havoc wrought.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These stories feel more like yarns to be told around the campfire rather than finely wrought literature.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What a change has been wrought in just a couple of generations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Few measures have wrought such political havoc in so short a time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is a richer thesis and a more finely wrought polemic than that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The writers of the time realised well enough that profound changes had been wrought.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The changes wrought had an equally dramatic impact right across the wage scale.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But there was always a concern that the finely wrought phrases concealed a worrying lack of experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This volume gives an insight into the great number of richly wrought Victorian churches in the county.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That and thin ropes of wrought iron, twisted into a sort of filigree.
Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993)
Speaking in really cogent, beautifully wrought paragraphs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Both depict big, bold animals freely and use collage and richly wrought texture.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Expect exposed beams, patterned floor tiles and stone stairs with original wrought iron railings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Otherwise, they were beautifully wrought postmodern constructions containing multiple ingredients to be blended and worked into suitable mouthfuls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's a beautifully wrought show.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A big old wrought iron grating.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
In its pure form (wrought iron ) the metal is tough but relatively soft.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
In Italy, wrought iron is used extensively for tables and chairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A main course of steamed and roasted hare wrapped in bacon, with confit potatoes and caramelised garlic purée, is a beautifully wrought dish.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'wrought'
interwork
to weave, blend , or twine together; intertwine
wrought-up
agitated or excited
well-wrought
shaped, formed, or decorated with skill
wrought iron
Wrought iron is a type of iron that is easily formed into shapes and is used especially for making gates , fences , and furniture .