maleficiate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmæləˈfɪʃiˌeɪt/ UK /ˌmæləˈfɪʃieɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
(archaic) to bewitch or harm by sorcery

The villagers feared the witch would maleficiate their cattle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · (archaic) to bewitch or... bewitch curse hexjinxenchant

Opposites

bless

Word family

Derived forms maleficiation

Related forms maleficentmaleficmaleficence

Etymology

From Medieval Latin maleficiatus, from maleficium ('evil deed, sorcery'), from maleficus ('wicked, doing evil'), from male ('badly') + facere ('to do, make').

maleficium Latin male Middle English facere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# maleficiate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌmæləˈfɪʃiˌeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmæləˈfɪʃieɪt/

## Meanings
1. (archaic) to bewitch or harm by sorcery

## Examples
- The villagers feared the witch would maleficiate their cattle.

## Synonyms
- bewitch
- curse
- hex
- jinx
- enchant

## Antonyms
- bless

## Derived Forms
- maleficiation

## Related Forms
- maleficent
- malefic
- maleficence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maleficium
- Root: male
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin maleficiatus, from maleficium ('evil deed, sorcery'), from maleficus ('wicked, doing evil'), from male ('badly') + facere ('to do, make').

## AI Etymology
Maleficiate comes from Medieval Latin maleficiatus, from maleficium ('evil deed, sorcery'), from maleficus ('wicked, doing evil'), from male ('badly') + facere ('to do, make'). The etymological trail includes Latin maleficium, Latin male, Latin facere. The same word family includes maleficiation, maleficent, malefic, maleficence. Its current verb use means "(archaic) to bewitch or harm by sorcery".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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