exorcise

exorcise
exorcise or exorcize [eks′ôr sīz΄]
vt.
exorcised or exorcized, exorcising or exorcizing [ME exorcisen < LL(Ec) exorcizare < Gr exorkizein, to swear a person (in N.T., to banish an evil spirit) < ex-, out + horkizein, to make one swear < horkos, an oath, akin to horkanē, enclosure, herkos, fence, prob. < IE base * ser-, wickerwork > L sarcire, to patch]
1. to drive (an evil spirit or spirits) out or away by ritual prayers, incantations, etc.
2. Rare to adjure (such a spirit or spirits)
3. to free from such a spirit or spirits

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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Synonyms:
(by conjurations), / ,


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  • exorcise — UK [ˈeksɔː(r)saɪz] / US [ˈeksɔrˌsaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms exorcise : present tense I/you/we/they exorcise he/she/it exorcises present participle exorcising past tense exorcised past participle exorcised exorcize …   English dictionary

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