exorcize
/ˈeksɔːsaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1- drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place in which it is believed to be present驱除（邪魔）：
an attempt to exorcize an unquiet spirit
驱除作祟鬼怪的企图
figurative 〈喻〉 inflation has been exorcized.
通货膨胀已被消除。
1.1
- （一般作be exorcized）rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil spirit给（人, 地方）驱邪：
infants were exorcized prior to baptism.
婴儿在受洗礼前被驱除了邪魔。
词源
late Middle English: from French exorciser or ecclesiastical Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- 'out'+horkos 'oath'. The word originally meant 'conjure up or command (an evil spirit)'; the specific sense of driving out an evil spirit dates from the mid 16th cent.