dehex

See also: de-hex

English

Alternative forms

• de-hex

Etymology

From de- +‎ hex.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• hexed

Maltese

Root
d-h-x
5 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic دَهِشَ (dahiša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːʃ

Verb

dehex (imperfect jidhex)

1. to startle

   Synonym: diehex

Conjugation

Conjugation of dehex (Form I, sound, e-e ~ i-e)

positive forms
		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
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dhextx	dhextx	dehixx	dhexniex	dhextux	dehxux
	f			dehxitx
imperfect	m	nidhixx	tidhixx	jidhixx	nidhxux	tidhxux	jidhxux
	f			tidhixx
imperative			tidhixx			tidhxux