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reap
verb
[ riːp ]
• cut or gather (a crop or harvest).
• "many men were employed to reap the harvest"
Origin:
Old English ripan, reopan, of unknown origin.
Phrases
reap the fruits of
• suffer the results or consequences of.
"the business community has begun to reap the fruits of these reforms"
you reap what you sow
• you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions.