v.
Variant: also ex · or · cize
Pronunciation: ' ek- ˌ so ̇ r- ˌ s ī z, -s ə r-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cised also -cized ; -cis · ing also -ciz · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer, from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath
Date: 1539
1 a : to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration b : to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
2 : to free of an evil spirit
– ex · or · cis · er noun