exorcise
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Exorcise the foul fiend then, and in its stead give welcome to firm but unassuming self-respect.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
Exorcise, eks′or-sīz, or eks-or′-, v.t. to adjure by some holy name: to call forth or drive away, as a spirit: to deliver from the influence of an evil spirit.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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