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exorcise
verb ex·or·cise \ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz, -sər-\
: to force (an evil spirit) to leave
ex·or·cised also ex·or·cizedex·or·cis·ing also ex·or·ciz·ing
Full Definition of EXORCISE
transitive verb
1
a : to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration b : to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
2
: to free of an evil spirit
— ex·or·cis·er noun
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Variants of EXORCISE
ex·or·cise also ex·or·cize \ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz, -sər-\
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Origin of EXORCISE
Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer, from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath
First Known Use: 1539
Related to EXORCISE
- Synonyms
- cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), discard (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload
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Rhymes with EXORCISE
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