exorcise
verb (used with object)
to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies.
has exorcised
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present perfectof exorcise (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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None of which has exorcised the demons of being Serpico.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2010
He believes deeply that Russia cannot move into the future until it has exorcised its communist past.
From Time Magazine Archive
"This three-year odyssey has exorcised my wanderlust with a vengeance," said Fiennes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The "Spirit of the Age" has exorcised the spirits of the ingle and the forest.
From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by W. Sloane Kennedy
The energy of our northern constitution has exorcised the evil spirit of slavery.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
