exorcise

• Verb, das das Austreiben eines bösen Geistes oder Dämons aus einer Person oder einem Ort bezeichnet, meist durch einen religiösen oder spirituellen Ritus.

A verb meaning to drive out or expel an evil spirit from a person or place, typically through a religious or spiritual ritual.

1. Drive out evil spiritsB2formal

   To expel an evil spirit from a person or place by religious or magical rituals.

   Böse Geister austreiben

   • The priest performed a ceremony to exorcise the demon from the house.
   • They called a shaman to exorcise the evil presence.
   • In the movie, the protagonist tries to exorcise a ghost from a child.

   Synonymebanishcast outdrive outexpelpurge

   Antonymeinvokepossesssummon

2. Remove or eliminateC1formal

   To get rid of something unpleasant, harmful, or unwanted.

   Beseitigen

   • She tried to exorcise her fears by facing them directly.
   • The government aims to exorcise corruption from the system.
   • He needed to exorcise the painful memories of his past.

   Synonymebanishcast outdispeldrive outeliminateeradicateexpelpurgeremove

   Antonymeharborkeepretain