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to exorcise
01
to remove or expel an evil spirit from a person or place through the use of rituals, prayers, or supernatural methods
Transitive: to exorcise an evil spirit
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
exorcise
3rd person singular
exorcises
Present participle
exorcising
Past simple
exorcised
Past participle
exorcised
Examples
The priest performed a ritual to exorcise the malevolent entity.
02
to thoroughly rid one's mind or memory of something unpleasant
Transitive: to exorcise thoughts or emotions
Examples
She tried to exorcise the traumatic memories from her childhood through therapy.
Lexical Tree
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