esorcizzare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin exorcizāre, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζειν (exorkízein, “banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
esorcizzàre (first-person singular present esorcìzzo, first-person singular past historic esorcizzài, past participle esorcizzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to exorcise
- (transitive, figurative) to avert, to ward off
- (intransitive) to perform an exorcism [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of esorcizzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Related terms
Further reading edit
- esorcizzare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- esorcizzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana