exorcize

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English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/, /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/

Verb

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exorcize (third-person singular simple present exorcizes, present participle exorcizing, simple past and past participle exorcized)

  1. (transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "There was a house in the village which had a poltergeist, one of those very mischievous influences which cause so much trouble. I volunteered to exorcize it. We have an official form of exorcism in the Church, you know, so I thought that I was well-armed."
  2. (transitive) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit.

Usage notes

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Unlike most verbs using the -ise/-ize suffix, exorcise is more commonly spelled with -s- even in American English.

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Translations

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Portuguese

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Verb

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exorcize

  1. inflection of exorcizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative