exorcise
verb (used with object)
to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies.
have exorcised
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present perfectof exorcise.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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Yes, he’ll have exorcised his insane jealously that his brother had got within 10 miles of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and he hadn’t.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2017
Regardless, under new coach Jim Caldwell they have exorcised many of the disciplinary demons that plagued them under the previous regime.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2014
Percy Allen: Tony Romo, whose biggest blunder may have been the botched field goal hold during Seattles 21-20 playoff win over Dallas in 2007, may have exorcised some demons at CenturyLink on Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2014
This tournament was supposed to have exorcised the ghost of 1950, when Brazil lost at home in the final to unfancied Uruguay.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2014
James did not die; the passionate love of those three persons who watched him day by day and night by night seemed to have exorcised the might of Death.
From The Hero by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
