Undevil

Undevil
Undevil Un*dev"il, v. t. [1st pref. un- + devil.] To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • undevil — un·devil …   English syllables

  • undevil — “+ transitive verb Etymology: un (II) + devil, n. 1. archaic : to free from diabolical possession 2. archaic : to divest of the character of a devil …   Useful english dictionary

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