maleficiar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From malefício +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (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[edit]

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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /malefiˈθjaɾ/ [ma.le.fiˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /malefiˈsjaɾ/ [ma.le.fiˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧le‧fi‧ciar

Verb[edit]

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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