exorcise

verb

ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsīz How to pronounce exorcise (audio)
variants also exorcize
Definition of exorcisenext
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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Recent Examples of exorcise Naim and his overly anxious single mom (Mia Wasikowska) attend rote church services in which the pastor looks to exorcise the LGBTQ+ from sinful boys who like boys and girls who like girls. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 The Three Lions will also have to exorcise decades of demons to achieve something the likes of Gary Lineker, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney never could. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 What followed was 50-some-odd years of demons being exorcised in Madison Square Garden. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 And then, in absentia, there’s Santiago Calatrava, the architect whose example Penn Station tries to exorcise from the story of New York transportation design. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for exorcise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
  1. discard
  2. dump
  3. unload
  4. ditch
  5. lose
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  • Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Forecasters warn Lala could dump up to 25 inches of rain on steep terrain, driving life-threatening flooding, mudslides, storm surge and dangerous surf that imperil rural residents and key agricultural areas.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The storm was expected to dump more than a foot of rain on much of the Big Island, with isolated amounts over 2 feet possible.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dump
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  • All five were hammered the following month as the AI trade abruptly reversed, helping push the fund to the brink and forcing it to unload much of its public-equity portfolio to Citadel.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two batters later, Seiya Suzuki unloaded a three-run home run to left field that was the difference.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unload
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  • Locally, as more homeowners ditch the push-mower and purchase a small self-operating machine, the Paletsky family is helping M&H with sales, delivery and installation.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The driver continued into the University Park area before ditching the car in a neighborhood.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditch
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  • For Margarita Wray, the possibility of losing her son has turned the criminal case into an intensely personal fight for justice.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Shakira Austin had 29 points and eight rebounds and Sonia Citron added 17 points and eight assists for Washington (19-14), which has lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lose

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