exorcise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb expel through adjuration or prayers
    exorcize.
    • exorcise evil spirits

WordNet

Ex"or*cise transitive verb
Etymology
L. exorcizare, Gr. out+ to make one swear, bind by an oath:: cf. F. exorciser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Exorcised ; present participle & verbal noun Exorcising
Definitions
  1. To cast out, as a devil, evil spirits, etc., by conjuration or summoning by a holy name, or by certain ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to depart out of a person possessed by one.
    He impudently excorciseth devils in the church. Prynne.
  2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon.
    Exorcise the beds and cross the walls. Dryden.
    Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . . processed as I am. Spectator.

Webster 1913