exorcises

verb

variants also exorcizes
Definition of exorcisesnext
present tense third-person singular of exorcise
as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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  1. eliminates
  2. removes
  3. loses
  4. tosses
Verb
  • This one-stop-shop approach eliminates the need for fragmented solutions, further strengthening its market position.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Placing red and blue vertical bars on each end (with a narrow white stripe in between the colors) eliminates the ‘seal-on-bedsheet’ look.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminates
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the process also removes some flavor elements.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The neurosurgeon removes the tumor.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of removes
Verb
  • But, be mindful that the rate at which the Christmas cactus loses water will change throughout the year and depending on the environment where it's planted.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, when a certain vendor isn’t working out or loses pace with a company over time, customers should be able to replace them without having to uproot their entire tech stack.
    Jeppe Rindom, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of loses
Verb
  • The construction of jokes is cheap and simplistic, ranging from a bitter partygoer who tosses her drink on Ben to the sloshed tertiary character who goes full frontal in service of a gross-out gag.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Especially because this recipe tosses the pieces in butter and there's apples in there.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of tosses
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