exorcise

• exorcize

From Old French exorciser, from Late Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos).

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.
2. (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.

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

• exorcism
• exorcist

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.zɔʁ.siz/

exorcise

1. first-person singular present indicative of exorciser
2. third-person singular present indicative of exorciser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exorciser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of exorciser
5. second-person singular imperative of exorciser