Ex'or-cise, v. t.
(ĕks'or-sĭz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXORCISED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXORCISING.] [Fr. exorciser, Sp. exorcizar, It. esorcizzare, Lat. exorcizare, Gr. ἐξορκίζειν, from ἐξ, out, and ὁρκίζειν, to make one swear, to bind by an oath, from ὅρκος, oath.]
Sense 1. To drive away in consequence of adjuring by some holy name; to call forth, as a spirit.
He impudently exorciseth devils in the church. Prynne.
Sense 2. To deliver from the influence of an evil spirit or demon; as, to exorcise a house.
Exorcise the beds and cross the walls. Dryden.