ex
or
cise
Third Person
exorcises
Present Participle
exorcising
Past Tense
exorcised
Past Participle
exorcised
1
to remove or expel an evil spirit from a person or place through the use of rituals, prayers, or supernatural methods
transitive
- The priest performed a ritual to exorcise the malevolent entity.
- The shaman performed a ceremony to exorcise the malevolent spirit haunting the village.
- The ancient ceremony was conducted to exorcise evil forces from the village.
- The ritual was meant to exorcise the dark presence that had taken hold of the old mansion.
- In ancient times, it was common to perform rituals to exorcise spirits believed to bring bad luck.
2
to thoroughly rid one's mind or memory of something unpleasant
transitive
- She tried to exorcise the traumatic memories from her childhood through therapy.
- He wanted to exorcise the haunting images of the accident from his mind.
- He practiced meditation to exorcise the stress and anxiety that had been building up.
- She used music as a way to exorcise her feelings of anger and frustration.
- Therapy sessions allowed him to exorcise the guilt that had weighed on him for years.