"exorcize" meaning in English

See exorcize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: exorcizes [present, singular, third-person], exorcizing [participle, present], exorcized [participle, past], exorcized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} exorcize (third-person singular simple present exorcizes, present participle exorcizing, simple past and past participle exorcized)
  1. US spelling of exorcise. Tags: US, alt-of Alternative form of: exorcise Derived forms: exorcizable, exorcizer, unexorcized
    Sense id: en-exorcize-en-verb-6z6OL5B0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 57 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 50 4

Inflected forms

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