exorcise
See also: exorcisé
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English exorcisen, exorzisen, from Medieval Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos). Compare Old French exorciser.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/, /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/
Verb
[edit]exorcise (third-person singular simple present exorcises, present participle exorcising, simple past and past participle exorcised)
- (transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- The priest attempted to exorcise the evil spirit from the house.
- The ritual was performed to exorcise the demons from the village.
- (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
- They hired a specialist to exorcise the haunted object.
Usage notes
[edit]Unlike most verbs using the -ise/-ize suffix, exorcise is more commonly spelled with -s- even in American English.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to drive out an evil spirit
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French
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[edit]Verb
[edit]exorcise
- inflection of exorciser:
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