Exorate

/ˈɛksəreɪt/ verb

Definition

To entreat or implore earnestly; to pray or plead to someone to reconsider.

Etymology

From Latin exorare, composed of ex- (out) and orare (to pray, speak). The verb entered English in the 16th century with the sense of praying someone out of a position or decision through persistent pleading.

Kelly Says

Latin had separate words for different kinds of speaking—orare was specifically about prayer and formal pleading, which is why we get words like 'oration' and 'orator' from the same root. Medieval monks used forms of this word when describing prayers that might change God's mind!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ አውጥ
men-fes aw-t
ARالعربية
إخراجه
ikhrajahu
BNবাংলা
দূর করে
doo-r-kore
CACatalà
exorar
ek-soh-rahr
CSČeština
vyhnat
v-ee-n-at
DADansk
uddrives
oot-dree-ves
DEDeutsch
exorzieren
ek-soh-r-t-zee-en
ELΕλληνικά
αποκρούω
a-pok-roo-oh
ESEspañol
exoración
eh-soh-rah-thee-ohn
FAفارسی
驱逐
qū zhú
FISuomi
ajaa pois
a-jaa po-is
FRFrançais
exorater
ek-soh-ra-teh
GUGU
eksopoditik
ek-soh-poh-dee-tik
HAHA
eksopoditik
ek-soh-poh-dee-tik
HEעברית
לגרש
le-gar-sh
HIहिन्दी
दानव को बाहर निकालना
daanav ko bahar nikalna
HUMagyar
kivezetni
ki-ve-zet-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lahk
IGIG
eksopoditik
ek-soh-poh-dee-tik
ITItaliano
esorcizzare
eh-soh-r-t-t-zah-reh
JA日本語
払いの儀式
harai no gi-shiki
KKKK
екзоподитик
ek-zo-po-di-tik
KMKM
ប្រាប់
brah
KO한국어
쫓아내기
jjo-ah-nae-gi
MRMR
बाह्यपाद
baah-y-paad
MSBahasa Melayu
menolak
me-no-lahk
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်းထွက်
pyin-htwet
NLNederlands
uitdrijven
oot-dree-ven
NONorsk
utdrives
oot-dree-ves
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀ ਪੈਰ
baah-ree pair
PLPolski
wyganiać
v-ee-g-a-ch
PTPortuguês
exorar
eh-soh-rahr
RORomână
a exoriza
a eh-soh-r-t-zah
RUРусский
изгонять бесов
izgo-nyat besov
SVSvenska
utdriva
oot-dree-va
SWKiswahili
kuondoa
koo-on-doa
TAதமிழ்
அவற்றை துரத்தி
av-rat-tai du-rat-ti
TEతెలుగు
దూరం చేయండి
doo-raam chey-andi
THไทย
ขับไล่ผี
khab lai phi
TLTL
paalis
pah-ah-lis
TRTürkçe
şeytan çıkarmak
sheytan cikarmak
UKУкраїнська
вигнати
v-ee-g-na-ty
URاردو
شيطان کو نکالنا
shaytan ko nikalna
VITiếng Việt
trục xuất tà ma
truc xuat ta ma
YOYO
eksopoditik
ek-soh-poh-dee-tik
ZH中文
驱魔
qū mó
ZUZU
eksopoditik
ek-soh-poh-dee-tik

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