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exorcize

British

/ 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

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Origin of exorcize

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

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