Exorcise /(ĕks"ŏr*sīz)/

Ex·or·cise

Exorcise

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Exorcised; p. pr. & vb. n. Exorcising

  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.
    Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . . processed as I am.