mal·e·dict (măl′ĭ-dĭkt′) Archaic tr.v. mal·e·dict·ed ,
mal·e·dict·ing ,
mal·e·dicts To pronounce a curse against.
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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: maledictedGerund: maledictingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. maledict - 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 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:
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