exorcise
verb
ex·or·cise
ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz 
-sər-
-sər-
variants
or less commonly exorcize
exorcised also exorcized; exorcising also exorcizing
1
a
: to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
b
: to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
2
: to free of an evil spirit
exorciser
noun
Examples of exorcise in a Sentence
The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.
please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary
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Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Everything seems magnified at the start of a baseball season, especially for Cubs and White Sox fans who hope to exorcise the nightmares of the last few years.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
A lot of the lyrics started as situations of extreme distress, needing some way of exorcising it.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
If the Wolves do make it to the playoffs, Randle will have some demons to exorcise in that venue.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exorcise
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exorcise. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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exorcise
verb
ex·or·cise
ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz
-sər-
exorcised; exorcising
: to drive (as an evil spirit) off by calling upon some holy name or by spells
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