exorcize
exorcise
/ (ˈɛksɔːˌsaɪz) /
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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
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Derived forms of exorcize
exorcizer or exorciser, nounexorcism, nounexorcist, nounWord Origin for exorcize
C15: from Late Latin exorcizāre, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- 1 + horkizein to adjure
Words nearby exorcize
exorbitance, exorbitant, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exordium, exoserosis, exoskeleton, exosmosis, exosphere
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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|DAILY BEAST"You may exorcize the devils first," the Colonel grimly remarked to the priest, wiping the blood off his sleeves.
Werwolves|Elliott O'DonnellThis 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 CouperusA 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