(BrE also exorcise) verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (from sb/sth) to make an evil spirit leave a place or sb's body by special prayers or magic:
The ghost was exorcized from the house.
2 (written) to remove sth that is bad or painful from your mind:
She had managed to exorcize these unhappy memories from her mind.
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