maledict


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mal·e·dict

 (măl′ĭ-dĭkt′) Archaic
adj.
Accursed.
tr.v. mal·e·dict·ed, mal·e·dict·ing, mal·e·dicts
To pronounce a curse against.

[Middle English maladicte, from Latin maledictus, past participle of maledīcere, to curse : male, ill; see mel- in Indo-European roots + dīcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
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maledict

(ˈmælɪdɪkt)
vb
(tr) literary to utter a curse against
adj
archaic cursed or detestable
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mal•e•dict

(ˈmæl ɪ dɪkt)

adj. Archaic.
1. accursed.
v.t.
2. to put a curse on.
[1540–50; < Late Latin maledictus]
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maledict


Past participle: maledicted
Gerund: maledicting

Imperative
maledict
maledict
Present
I maledict
you maledict
he/she/it maledicts
we maledict
you maledict
they maledict
Preterite
I maledicted
you maledicted
he/she/it maledicted
we maledicted
you maledicted
they maledicted
Present Continuous
I am maledicting
you are maledicting
he/she/it is maledicting
we are maledicting
you are maledicting
they are maledicting
Present Perfect
I have maledicted
you have maledicted
he/she/it has maledicted
we have maledicted
you have maledicted
they have maledicted
Past Continuous
I was maledicting
you were maledicting
he/she/it was maledicting
we were maledicting
you were maledicting
they were maledicting
Past Perfect
I had maledicted
you had maledicted
he/she/it had maledicted
we had maledicted
you had maledicted
they had maledicted
Future
I will maledict
you will maledict
he/she/it will maledict
we will maledict
you will maledict
they will maledict
Future Perfect
I will have maledicted
you will have maledicted
he/she/it will have maledicted
we will have maledicted
you will have maledicted
they will have maledicted
Future Continuous
I will be maledicting
you will be maledicting
he/she/it will be maledicting
we will be maledicting
you will be maledicting
they will be maledicting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maledicting
you have been maledicting
he/she/it has been maledicting
we have been maledicting
you have been maledicting
they have been maledicting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maledicting
you will have been maledicting
he/she/it will have been maledicting
we will have been maledicting
you will have been maledicting
they will have been maledicting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maledicting
you had been maledicting
he/she/it had been maledicting
we had been maledicting
you had been maledicting
they had been maledicting
Conditional
I would maledict
you would maledict
he/she/it would maledict
we would maledict
you would maledict
they would maledict
Past Conditional
I would have maledicted
you would have maledicted
he/she/it would have maledicted
we would have maledicted
you would have maledicted
they would have maledicted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.maledict - wish harm uponmaledict - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Adj.1.maledict - under a cursemaledict - under a curse        
cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
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maledict

verb
Archaic. To invoke evil or injury upon:
Informal: cuss.
Archaic: execrate.
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