maleficiate

maleficiate
I. adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin maleficiatus, past participle of maleficiare to bewitch, injure, from Latin maleficium evil spell
obsolete : placed under an evil spell; especially : made impotent by sorcery
II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin maleficiatus, past participle of maleficiare
obsolete : to put under an evil spell; especially : to make impotent by sorcery

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  • Maleficiate — Mal e*fi ci*ate, v. t. [LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See {Malefice}.] To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] Burton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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