exorcise
/ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/US/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/
exorcise verb: to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
Verb
exorcise (third-person singular simple present exorcises, present participle exorcising, simple past and past participle exorcised)
- To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- The priest attempted to exorcise the evil spirit from the house.
- The ritual was performed to exorcise the demons from the village.
- To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
- They hired a specialist to exorcise the haunted object.
exorcise meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
exorcise in Tamil
- to drive out an evil spirit
- பேயோட்டு pēyōṭṭu
exorcise in Urdu
- to exorcise
- اتارنا utārnā
exorcise in Bengali
- ভূত ঝাড়ানো, অপদেবতা তাড়ানো
exorcise in Kannada
- ಗಾಳಿಗ ಬಿಡಿಸು
More languagesFewer languages
- exorcise in Punjabi
- ਝਾੜਨਾ jhāṛnā
- exorcise in Arabic
- طَرَدَ ṭarada
Examples of exorcise in a sentence
- He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.
- He must first, however, take a complete bath in exorcised water.
- Instead of ignoring bias, of tacitly assuming that it has been somehow exorcised by writers, M.
Forms of exorcise
| third-person singular present | exorcises |
|---|---|
| present participle | exorcising |
| past participle | exorcised |
| past | exorcised |
| alternative form | exorcize |
Origin of exorcise
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.
Words formed from exorcise
Questions about exorcise
- What does exorcise mean?
- Exorcise means to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- What is exorcise in Tamil?
- Exorcise in Tamil is பேயோட்டு (pēyōṭṭu). See Exorcise meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is exorcise?
- Exorcise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce exorcise?
- Exorcise is pronounced /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of exorcise?
- The past tense of exorcise is exorcised.
Words near exorcise in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exorcise (page history and authors); اتارنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); Exorcise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exorcise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਝਾੜਨਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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