exorcise

[ ek-sawr-sahyz, -ser- ]

/ ˈɛk sɔrˌsaɪz, -sər- /

to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies: to exorcise a demon.

to free (a person, place, etc.) of evil spirits or malignant influences.

Origin of exorcise

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin exorcizāre < Greek exorkízein, equivalent to ex- ex-³ + ( h)orkízein to cause (someone) to swear an oath

ex·or·cise·ment, noun ex·or·cis·er, noun un·ex·or·cised, adjective

exercise exorcise (see synonym study at exercise)

In the God-fearing, heavily Baptist town of West Memphis, devil worshiping became a scourge to exorcise.

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Does it merely take a united family leveling threats all at once to exorcise some of the demonic powers of addiction?

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He's certainly done a lot to exorcise the whole Reagan era, and this is him at his best.

Grade: Incomplete |Sean Wilentz |April 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
If you cannot exorcise the demon of prejudice, you can chain him down to law and reason.

The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 |Albert J. Beveridge

Several uncomfortable demons have taken possession of it and Jill isn't able to exorcise them.

The House that Jill Built |E. C. Gardner
It was plain, said the butchers, that the clergy were of no use; they could not exorcise demons!

The Princess and Curdie |George MacDonald
She had already been to a clergyman who should exorcise the devil, and who had judiciously directed her to me.

Religion & Sex |Chapman Cohen
Indeed, its visits became so frequent, that a clergyman of eminence was employed to exorcise it.

Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3) |Walter Scott