1. drives out or attempts to drive out an evil spirit from a person or place through religious or spiritual ritual
Usage: third person singular present tense of exorcize
2. frees someone or something from an evil influence or malignant presence
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The priest exorcizes demons from the haunted house.
• She exorcizes the evil spirits that plague the village.
• The ritual exorcizes negative energy from the sacred space.
• He exorcizes his guilt through meditation and prayer.
• The shaman exorcizes the curse from the afflicted family.
• The ceremony exorcizes all malevolent forces from the temple.