exorcize

( also UK -ise)

/ˈeksɔːsaɪz/ verb [T]

Translation

SPIRITS › to make evil spirits leave a person or place by saying special prayers and having a special ceremony

(kötü) ruh çıkarmak/kovmak

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MEMORY › to get rid of something such as a bad memory

kötü hatıra vb. şeylerden kurtulmak, silmek, defetmek

She moved to Paris to try to exorcize the past.785

(Definition of exorcize verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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