exorcise en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/ (US)
- /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/ (US)
- /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
The ritual was performed to exorcise the demons from the village.
The priest attempted to exorcise the evil spirit from the house.
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(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
They hired a specialist to exorcise the haunted object.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exorcised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exorcised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| exorcising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exorcize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| exorcises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exorcisement · exorcist · exorcism · exorcisable
Translations (29)
uk виганя́ти (to drive out an evil spirit) · la adiuro (to drive out an evil spirit) · nrf d'senchorchéler (to drive out an evil spirit) · es exorcizar (to rid of an evil spirit) · uk ви́гнати (to drive out an evil spirit) · de austreiben (to drive out an evil spirit) · ru изгонять (to drive out an evil spirit) · io exorcisar (to drive out an evil spirit) · fr exorciser (to drive out an evil spirit) · ta பேயோட்டு (to drive out an evil spirit) · eo ekzorci (to drive out an evil spirit) · fi manata (to rid of an evil spirit) · ar طَرَدَ (to drive out an evil spirit) · ro exorciza (to drive out an evil spirit) · ca exorcitzar (to drive out an evil spirit) · el εξορκίζω (to drive out an evil spirit) · yi משביע זײַן (to drive out an evil spirit) · yi אַרויסטרײַבן (to drive out an evil spirit) · yi באַשווערן (to drive out an evil spirit) · it esorcizzare (to drive out an evil spirit) · lb exorzéieren (to drive out an evil spirit) · fi manata (to drive out an evil spirit) · pt exorcizar (to drive out an evil spirit) · nl uitbannen (to drive out an evil spirit) · grc ἐξορκίζω (to drive out an evil spirit) · de exorzieren (to drive out an evil spirit) · es exorcizar (to drive out an evil spirit) · nl verdrijven (to drive out an evil spirit) · mi peiwairua (to drive out an evil spirit)