dehex

• de-hex

de- +‎ hex

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:

     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.

• hexed

From Arabic دَهِشَ‎ (dahiša).

• IPA^(key): /dɛːʃ/

dehex (imperfect jidhex)

1. to startle

   Synonym: diehex