exorcizes

英 [ˈɛksɔːsaɪzɪz]

美

v.  (用祈祷或法术)祛除(邪恶)，驱(魔); 消除，除去(不好的或痛苦的想法)
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柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 exorcise


• VERB 消除，驱散（痛苦、不愉快的回忆等）
  If youexorcizea painful or unhappy memory, you succeed in removing it from your mind.
  1. He confronted his childhood trauma and tried to exorcise the pain...
     他正视自己儿时所受的创伤，努力消除心中的痛苦。
  2. The birth of my second daughter has finally exorcised these feelings of guilt.
     二女儿的出生最终消除了我的负罪感。
• VERB （通过祈祷或宗教仪式）驱（邪），驱除（妖魔）
  Toexorcizean evil spirit or toexorcizea place or person means to force the spirit to leave the place or person by means of prayers and religious ceremonies.
  1. They came to our house and exorcised me...
     他们来到我们家为我驱邪。
  2. Last year, a 15-year-old girl, alleged to be possessed by the devil, was exorcised live on TV.
     去年，一名据称被鬼上身的15岁女孩的驱邪过程在电视上直播。