exaucer

Meaning

to fulfil the wish of a prayer

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛɡ.zo.se/
Etymology

In summary

Originally a variant spelling of exhausser, from Old French exalcier, from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *altiāre, modelled after Classical Latin exaltāre (“raise, extol”). The sense of "fulfill (a prayer)" may have been influenced by Latin exaudīre.

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