exorcized
past simple and past participle ofexorcise
exorcise
verb[T]
(USalsoexorcize)uk/ˈek.sɔː.saɪz/us/ˈek.sɔːr.saɪz/toforceanevilspirittoleaveapersonorplaceby usingprayersormagic:
After thepriestexorcised thespirit/house/child,apparently, thestrangenoisesstopped.
toremovethebadeffectsof afrighteningorupsettingevent:
It will take alongtimeto exorcise thememoryof theaccident.
The supernatural - general words
- astral
- astrally
- aureole
- black mass
- conjunction
- crystal ball
- exorcism
- exorcist
- ghostliness
- ghostly
- ghoul
- levitate
- near-death experience
- occult
- paranormal
- scry
- the powers of darkness
- thing
- things that go bump in the nightidiom
- vision
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Forgetting and forgetfulness
Examplesofexorcized
exorcized
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In this slow-moving, old-fashioned, elegiac piece the ghosts of the past are graduallyexorcized.
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The spectres of the past are not so easilyexorcized, and the resurrection of the spirits of the dead depends as much on political circumstances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have seen this chronic curse of unemployment when, if only the purchasing power had been there, the unemployment could have beenexorcized.
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This energy can be removed and effectivelyexorcizedby forcing its zipper-like mouth open.
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