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maleficiar.

to harm, damage

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ma.le.fi.siˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[ma.le.fi.siˈa(h)]Brazil/ma.le.fiˈsja(ʁ)/Brazil[ma.le.fiˈsja(h)]Brazil
  1. to harm, damage

  2. to bewitch

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin maleficus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin maleficiumlbor. Portuguese malefício Portuguese -ar Portuguese maleficiar From malefício + -ar.

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