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exorcize

exorcize is the US spelling of exorcise.

Meaning of exorcise

Verb

exorcise (third-person singular simple present exorcises, present participle exorcising, simple past and past participle exorcised)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
    • They hired a specialist to exorcise the haunted object.

Forms of exorcize

third-person singular presentexorcizes
present participleexorcizing
past participleexorcized
pastexorcized

Words formed from exorcize

Questions about exorcize

What is exorcize the US spelling of?
Exorcize is the US spelling of exorcise.

Words near exorcize in the dictionary

  1. exorcistical
  2. exorcists
  3. exorcizable
  4. exorcization
  5. exorcizations
  6. exorcize
  7. exorcized
  8. exorcizer
  9. exorcizers
  10. exorcizes
  11. exorcizing

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