cast out the Devil with Beelzebub

verb

To ally oneself with or to use an evil force in order to fight another.

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Meanings

verbcast out the Devil with Beelzebub (third-person singular simple present casts out the Devil with Beelzebub, present participle casting out the Devil with Beelzebub, simple past and past participle cast out the Devil with Beelzebub)

present singular third person casts out the Devil with Beelzebub · participle present casting out the Devil with Beelzebub

  1. To ally oneself with or to use an evil force in order to fight another.

Translations

German den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben
  • den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreibenTranslations
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APA

cast out the Devil with Beelzebub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20out%20the%20Devil%20with%20Beelzebub

MLA

“cast out the Devil with Beelzebub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20out%20the%20Devil%20with%20Beelzebub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast out the Devil with Beelzebub,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20out%20the%20Devil%20with%20Beelzebub.

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