Exorcised

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exorcise \Ex"or*cise\ ([e^]ks"[o^]r*s[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. {Exorcised} (-s[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exorcising}
     (-s[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. 'exorki`zein; 'ex
     out + "orki`zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr.
     "o`rkos oath: cf. F. 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.
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              He impudently excorciseth devils in the church.
                                                    --Prynne.
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     2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit
        or demon.
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              Exorcise the beds and cross the walls. --Dryden.
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              Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise
              crowds who are . . . processed as I am. --Spectator.
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