dehex

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verb

To remove a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person dehexes · participle present dehexing · participle past dehexed · past dehexed · alternative de-hex

  1. transitiveTo remove a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell).

    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.

    2012, William Prokasy, Electrodermal Activity in Psychological Research

Origin

From de- + hex.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hexed
Cite this entry
APA

dehex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehex

MLA

“dehex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehex.

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