maleficiate
maleficiate adjective: cursed; bewitched.
Adjective
maleficiate
- cursed; bewitched
- Synonyms:
- ensorcelled, spellbound, under a spell, bespelled, bewitched, charmed, cursed, enchanted, forspoken
Verb
maleficiate (third-person singular simple present maleficiates, present participle maleficiating, simple past and past participle maleficiated)
- To bewitch; to harm or curse.
- every black dog or cat he sees he suspecteth to be a Devil, every person comes near him is maleficiated1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC
Synonyms of maleficiate
- ensorcelled
- spellbound
- under a spell
- bespelled
- bewitched
- charmed
- cursed
- enchanted
- becurse
- effascinate
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Forms of maleficiate
| third-person singular present | maleficiates |
|---|---|
| present participle | maleficiating |
| past participle | maleficiated |
| past | maleficiated |
Origin of maleficiate
From Late Latin maleficiatus, past participle of maleficiare (“to bewitch”).
Questions about maleficiate
- What does maleficiate mean?
- Maleficiate means cursed; bewitched.
- What part of speech is maleficiate?
- Maleficiate can be an adjective or a verb.
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