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maleficiar

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Catalan

Etymology

From malefici + -ar.

Verb

maleficiar (first-person singular present maleficio, first-person singular preterite maleficií, past participle maleficiat)

  1. to bewitch, to curse, to harm with spells
    Synonyms: embruixar, fetillar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From malefício + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.le.fi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.le.fi.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.fiˈsja(ʁ)/ [ma.le.fiˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ma.le.fi.siˈa(ɾ)/ [ma.le.fi.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.fiˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.le.fi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.le.fi.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.fiˈsja(ʁ)/ [ma.le.fiˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.le.fi.siˈa(ɻ)/ [ma.le.fi.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.fiˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧le‧fi‧ci‧ar

Verb

maleficiar (first-person singular present maleficio, first-person singular preterite maleficiei, past participle maleficiado)

  1. to harm, damage
    Synonyms: prejudicar, danificar
    Antonyms: beneficiar, ajudar
  2. to bewitch
    Synonyms: amaldiçoar, enfeitiçar
    Antonym: abençoar

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin maleficio.

Pronunciation

Verb

maleficiar (first-person singular present maleficio, first-person singular preterite maleficié, past participle maleficiado)

  1. (transitive) to bewitch
  2. (transitive) to harm, damage

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