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EXORCISE
Definition of EXORCISE
verb
To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English exorcisen, exorzisen, from Medieval Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos). Compare Old French exorciser.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXORCISE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXORCISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXORCISE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIORSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXORCI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXORCISE?
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