"exorcise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/ [UK], /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/ [US], /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exorcise.wav [Southern-England] Forms: exorcises [present, singular, third-person], exorcising [participle, present], exorcised [participle, past], exorcised [past], exorcize [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English exorcisen, exorzisen, from Medieval Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos). Compare Old French exorciser. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|exorcisen}} Middle English exorcisen, {{der|en|la-med|exorcizō}} Medieval Latin exorcizō, {{der|en|grc|ἐξορκίζω|t=to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath}} Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), {{cog|fro|exorciser}} Old French exorciser Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Translations (to drive out an evil spirit): ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) (Ancient Greek), طَرَدَ (ṭarada) (Arabic), exorcitzar (Catalan), verdrijven (Dutch), uitbannen (Dutch), ekzorci (Esperanto), manata (Finnish), exorciser (French), exorzieren (German), austreiben (German), εξορκίζω (exorkízo) (Greek), exorcisar (Ido), esorcizzare (Italian), adiuro (Latin), exorzéieren (Luxembourgish), peiwairua (Māori), d'senchorchéler (Norman), exorcizar (Portuguese), exorciza (Romanian), изгонять (izgonjatʹ) (alt: бесов) (Russian), exorcizar (Spanish), பேயோட்டு (pēyōṭṭu) (Tamil), виганя́ти (vyhanjáty) (alt: нечисту силу) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́гнати (výhnaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), באַשווערן (bashvern) (Yiddish), משביע זײַן (mashbiye zayn) (Yiddish), אַרויסטרײַבן (aroystraybn) (Yiddish)
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  2. (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit. Tags: transitive Translations (to rid of an evil spirit): manata (Finnish), exorcizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-exorcise-en-verb-kqQM1Gu1 Disambiguation of 'to rid of an evil spirit': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exorcisable, exorcisement, exorcism, exorcist

Verb [French]

IPA: /ɛɡ.zɔʁ.siz/
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  1. inflection of exorciser:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
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    Sense id: en-exorcise-fr-verb-WTWmC4Fj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 6 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 54 24 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. inflection of exorciser:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: exorciser
    Sense id: en-exorcise-fr-verb-rK9HN2vi Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 6 38 32

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "esorcizzare"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "adiuro"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "exorzéieren"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "peiwairua"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "d'senchorchéler"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "exorcizar"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "roman": "izgonjatʹ",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "изгонять"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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    },
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      "code": "ta",
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      "roman": "pēyōṭṭu",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "பேயோட்டு"
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      "alt": "нечисту силу",
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
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      "code": "yi",
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      "roman": "bashvern",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "באַשווערן"
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      "roman": "mashbiye zayn",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "משביע זײַן"
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      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "אַרויסטרײַבן"
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      "sense": "to rid of an evil spirit",
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