exorcize

exorcise

/ (ˈɛksɔːˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to expel or attempt to expel (one or more evil spirits) from (a person or place believed to be possessed or haunted), by prayers, adjurations, and religious rites

Origin of exorcize

C15: from Late Latin exorcizāre, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- 1 + horkizein to adjure

Derived forms of exorcize

exorcizer or exorciser, noun
exorcism, noun
exorcist, noun

Words Nearby exorcize

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How to use exorcize in a sentence

Only then can the right potion be discovered to exorcize the ghost of Romney for good.
Ghost of Mitt Romney, Hanging Around Since November, to Appear at CPAC | David Freedlander | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
"You may exorcize the devils first," the Colonel grimly remarked to the priest, wiping the blood off his sleeves.
Werwolves | Elliott O'Donnell
This is the fifth time to-day that the procession goes its round, that the reliquary is borne on high, to exorcize the calamity.
Majesty | Louis Couperus
A fear was upon Setne because of Se-Osiris, who answered not, and then he pronounced words that exorcize the ghosts of the dead.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis Spence

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