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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ex·or·cise /ˈɛkˌsɔrˌsaɪz, sɚ/
 (vt.)驅邪,除怪

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ex·or·cise v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exorcised p. pr. & vb. n. Exorcising ]
 1. To cast out, as a devil, evil spirits, etc., by conjuration or summoning by a holy name, or by certain ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to depart out of a person possessed by one.
    He impudently excorciseth devils in the church.   --Prynne.
 2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon.
    Exorcise the beds and cross the walls.   --Dryden.
    Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . . processed as I am.   --Spectator.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 exorcise
      v : expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"
          [syn: exorcize]