maleficiate
1 of 2adjective
obsolete
: placed under an evil spell
especially : made impotent by sorcery
maleficiate
2 of 2transitive 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