maledict

[ mal-i-dikt ]
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adjective
verb (used with object)
  1. to put a curse on.

Origin of maledict

1
1540–50; <Late Latin maledictus accursed, Latin: past participle of maledīcere to speak ill of, abuse, equivalent to male-male- + dīcere to say

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British Dictionary definitions for maledict

maledict

/ (ˈmælɪdɪkt) /


verb
  1. (tr) literary to utter a curse against

adjective
  1. archaic cursed or detestable

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