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dehex

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ hex.

Verb

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dehex (third-person singular simple present dehexes, present participle dehexing, simple past and past participle dehexed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell).
    • 2012, William Prokasy, Electrodermal Activity in Psychological Research[1]:
      Believing that the suspect may have consulted a voodoo doctor prior to the exam, the examiner took a doll from his desk and proceeded to dehex the suspect.

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Maltese

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Root
d-h-x
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic دَهِشَ (dahiša).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dehex (imperfect jidhex)

  1. to startle
    Synonym: diehex

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dehex
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dhext dhext dehex dhexna dhextu dehxu
f dehxet
imperfect m nidhex tidhex jidhex nidhxu tidhxu jidhxu
f tidhex
imperative idhex idhxu