exorcise
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exorcises, 3rd person singular present; exorcised, past tense; exorcised, past participle; exorcising, present participle; exorcized, past participle; exorcizing, present participle; exorcized, past tense; exorcizes, 3rd person singular present;
/ˈeksôrˌsīz/,/ˈeksər-/,
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exorcises, 3rd person singular present; exorcised, past tense; exorcised, past participle; exorcising, present participle; exorcized, past participle; exorcizing, present participle; exorcized, past tense; exorcizes, 3rd person singular present;
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Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place
- - an attempt to exorcise an unquiet spirit
- - inflation has been exorcised
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Rid (a person or place) of an evil spirit
- - infants were exorcised prior to baptism
Web Definitions:
- expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"
- Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to bind by oath) is the practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed by causing the entity to swear an oath. ...
- To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer; To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit
- To cast out unwanted influences