exorcise
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
1. To drive out something or someone undesirable, such as an evil spirit,
malign influence, troubling feeling, etc.
2. To free a person or place of an evil spirit.
💬 Usage Examples
“Chewing on her lower lip, she knew somehow, she had to exorcise her feelings for the young man before he took up permanent residence in her heart.” Lizzie Starr; Keltic Design; Elizabeth Struble; 2016. “And voters have a White House to exorcise.” Brian Dickerson; Donald Trump Suggests November Election Isn’t Safe -- But He’s the One in Trouble; Detroit Free Press; Jul 30, 2020.