exorcise verb
also exorcize /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/ exorcises also exorcizes; exorcised also exorcized; exorcising also exorcizing
also exorcize /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/ exorcises also exorcizes; exorcised also exorcized; exorcising also exorcizing
Learner's definition of EXORCISE
[+ object]
: to force (an evil spirit) to leave驱除,祛除(邪魔) —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
She tried hard to exorcise her feelings of guilt.她竭力消除自己的内疚感。
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His charitable works seem to be an effort to exorcise the ghosts/demons of his past. [=to make up for the bad things he did in the past]他的慈善之举看来是为了赎他过去的罪。
— exorcism
/ˈɛksɚˌsɪzəm/ noun, plural exorcisms — exorcist
/ˈɛksɚˌsɪst/ noun, plural exorcists [count]