EXORCISE


Meaning of EXORCISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

also ex·or·cize ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz, -sər-

( -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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