"exorcise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/ [UK], /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/ [US], /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/ [US] Forms: exorcises [present, singular, third-person], exorcising [participle, present], exorcised [participle, past], exorcised [past]
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, {{m|enm|exorzisen}} exorzisen, {{der|en|ML.|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”), {{m|grc|ἐξ}} ἐξ (ex), {{m|grc|ὅρκος}} ὅρκος (hórkos), {{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), 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 (Maori), d'senchorchéler (Norman), exorcizar (Portuguese), exorciza (Romanian), изгонять (izgonjatʹ) (alt: бесов) (Russian), exorcizar (Spanish), виганя́ти (vyhanjáty) (alt: нечисту силу) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́гнати (výhnaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), באַשווערן (bashvern) (Yiddish), משביע זײַן (mashbiye zayn) (Yiddish), אַרויסטרײַבן (aroystraybn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-exorcise-en-verb-3zYLExtL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'to drive out an evil spirit': 89 11
  2. (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit. Tags: transitive Translations (to rid of an evil spirit): manata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-exorcise-en-verb-kqQM1Gu1 Disambiguation of 'to rid of an evil spirit': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exorcize Derived forms: exorcism, exorcist

Verb [French]

IPA: /ɛɡ.zɔʁ.siz/
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} exorcise
  1. inflection of exorciser:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-exorcise-fr-verb-WTWmC4Fj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. inflection of exorciser:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-exorcise-fr-verb-rK9HN2vi

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "exorciza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "бесов",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izgonjatʹ",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "изгонять"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "exorcizar"
    },
    {
      "alt": "нечисту силу",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyhanjáty",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "виганя́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výhnaty",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́гнати"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bashvern",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "באַשווערן"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mashbiye zayn",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "משביע זײַן"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "aroystraybn",
      "sense": "to drive out an evil spirit",
      "word": "אַרויסטרײַבן"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to rid of an evil spirit",
      "word": "manata"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exorcise"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 3-syllable words",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French verb forms"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "exorcise",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of exorciser:",
        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exorciser",
          "exorciser#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of exorciser:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exorciser",
          "exorciser#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɡ.zɔʁ.siz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exorcise"
}

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