Exorcise

  • 11exorcise — verb expel through adjuration or prayers (Freq. 1) exorcise evil spirits • Syn: ↑exorcize • Derivationally related forms: ↑exorcism (for: ↑exorcize), ↑exorciser …

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  • 12exorcise — exorcisement, n. exorciser, n. /ek sawr suyz , seuhr /, v.t., exorcised, exorcising. 1. to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies: to exorcise a demon. 2. to free (a person, place, etc.) of evil spirits or… …

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  • 13exorcise — See exercise. See exercise, exorcise …

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  • 14Exorcise the Demons — Infobox Album Name = Exorcise the Demons Type = Studio album Artist = Source Direct Released = March 8, 1999 Recorded = ??? Genre = Drum and bass Length = 73:56 Label = Astralwerks (Science imprint) Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …

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  • 15exorcise — also exorcize transitive verb ( cised; also cized; cising; also cizing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exorciscer, from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath Date …

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  • 16exorcise — verb a) To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer b) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit …

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  • 17exorcise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. expel, drive or cast out; adjure, conjure. See sorcery. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. expel, purge, remove, cast out, banish, free from evil spirits …

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  • 19exorcise — v. a. 1. Drive away (by conjurations), cast out. 2. Deliver from malignant spirits, purify from evil influence …

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  • 20exorcise — v (in reference to evil spirits) expel, cast out, drive out, deliver from, exsufflate; unspell, disenchant …

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