exorcize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·or·cize (also exorcise British English) /ˈeksɔːsaɪz $ -ɔːr-/ verb [transitive] 1. ROto force evil spirits to leave a place by using special words and ceremonies 〔通过念咒语或驱邪仪式〕驱除〔邪魔〕2 to make yourself forget a bad memory or experience 设法忘却〔不愉快的记忆或经历〕 trying to exorcise the past 努力忘掉过去→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exorcize• I said, if it wasn't true, then the devils would be exorcized.• Uncle Ted had done absolutely nothing since the day Dad exorcized him as he sat with a record-player in his lap.• I don't know how to exorcize it.• One way of exorcizing such fear and longing is to submit to the ghastly ritual of plastic surgery.• Perhaps religions have been invented to try to exorcize that condition.ex·or·cize verbChineseSyllable
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exorcize
ex‧or‧cize
(also exorcise British English) /ˈeksɔːsaɪz $ -ɔːr-/ verb [transitive]
1. to force evil spirits to leave a place by using special words and ceremonies
2. to make yourself forget a bad memory or experience:
trying to exorcise the past
ex‧or‧cize
(also exorcise British English) /ˈeksɔːsaɪz $ -ɔːr-/ verb [transitive]1. to force evil spirits to leave a place by using special words and ceremonies
2. to make yourself forget a bad memory or experience: