exorcise

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ex=or=cise

CIDE DICTIONARY

exorcise, v. t. [L. exorcizare, Gr. 'exorki`zein; 'ex out + "orki`zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr. "o`rkos oath: cf. F. exorciser.].

•  To cast out, as a devil, evil spirits, etc., by conjuration or summoning by a holy name, or by certain ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to depart out of a person possessed by one.  [1913 Webster]

  "He impudently excorciseth devils in the church."  [1913 Webster]
•  To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon.  [1913 Webster]

  "Exorcise the beds and cross the walls."  [1913 Webster]

  "Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . . processed as I am."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

exorcise

Sorcery

VB practice sorcery, cast a nativity, conjure, exorcise, charm, enchant, bewitch, bedevil, hoodoo, voodoo, entrance, mesmerize, magnetize, fascinate, taboo, wave a wand, rub the ring, rub the lamp, cast a spell, call up spirits, call up spirits from the vasty deep, raise spirits from the dead.