exorcize

Other spellings

• (UK) exorcise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛk.sɔrˌsaɪz/ or /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/

Verb

Plain form exorcize

Third-person singular exorcizes

Past tense exorcized

Past participle exorcized

Present participle exorcizing

1. (transitive) (rare) If you exorcize, you drive out evil spirits from a person or place through an incantation or prayer.

Related words

• exorcism
• exorcist