transitive verb
also ex·or·cize ˈekˌsȯ(r)ˌsīz also ˈeksə(- or ˈegˌzȯ- or ˈegzə-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English exorcisen, from Middle French exorciser, from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex out of, out + horkizein to cause to swear, bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath; akin to Greek herkos fence, Latin sarcire to patch, mend — more at ex-
1.
a. : to drive out or drive away (an evil spirit) by adjuration especially by use of a holy name or magic rites
b. : to get rid of (something that is troublesome or menacing or oppressive)
trying to exorcise her feeling of alarm — Rebecca West
2. : to relieve (a person or place) from the presence or influence of an evil spirit : purify
3. obsolete : to address or summon by adjuration : conjure up