maleficiate

1 of 2

adjective

obsolete

: placed under an evil spell

especially : made impotent by sorcery

maleficiate

2 of 2

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: to put under an evil spell

especially : to make impotent by sorcery

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin maleficiatus, past participle of maleficiare to bewitch, injure, from Latin maleficium evil spell

Transitive verb

Medieval Latin maleficiatus, past participle of maleficiare

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