EXORCISE
exorcise, exorcize
(verb) expel through adjuration or prayers; “exorcise evil spirits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exorcise (third-person singular simple present exorcises, present participle exorcising, simple past and past participle exorcised)
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
Usage notes
Unlike most verbs using the -ise/-ize suffix, exorcise is more commonly spelled with -s- even in American English.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"or*cise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exorcised ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exorcising .] Etym: [L. exorcizare, Gr. exorciser.]
1. 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.
He impudently excorciseth devils in the church. Prynne.
2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or
demon.
Exorcise the beds and cross the walls. Dryden.
Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . .
processed as I am. Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition