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How to pronounce exorcise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exorcize
Type of boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
Derivation exorciser


exorcise evil spirits.

Examples of exorcise

exorcise
And the way to exorcise the ghost of Billy Wright et al is to be present-minded.
From the guardian.co.uk
Usually a temporary retreat into fantasy is enough to exorcise the child's fear.
From the time.com
They try to exorcise loneliness by seeking some point or purpose in their lives.
From the time.com
Greaves told reporters Tuesday he wrote the book to exorcise his own childhood.
From the cnn.com
The new place has a nightmare of its own grim enough to exorcise those demons.
From the newsday.com
One day several years ago, he wanted to exorcise one last demon from his past.
From the thestate.com
He's just the spook sleuth to help a comely se-duck-tress who needs some exorcise.
From the time.com
By curing the boy of his demons, Crowe means at the same time to exorcise his own.
From the independent.co.uk
Everton are 90 minutes away from a chance to go back and exorcise some ghosts.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"
  • Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to bind by oath) is the practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed by causing the entity to swear an oath. ...
  • To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer; To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit
  • To cast out unwanted influences