EXORCISE


Meaning of EXORCISE in English

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

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