Exorcize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    US spelling of exorcise. US, alt-of

    "There was a house in the village which had a poltergeist, one of those very mischievous influences which cause so much trouble. I volunteered to exorcize it. We have an official form of exorcism in the Church, you know, so I thought that I was well-armed."

  2. 2
    expel through adjuration or prayers wordnet

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"There was a house in the village which had a poltergeist, one of those very mischievous influences which cause so much trouble. I volunteered to exorcize it. We have an official form of exorcism in the Church, you know, so I thought that I was well-armed."

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