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   banish

   /ˈbanɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment: "a number of people were banished to Siberia for political crimes" Similar exileexpeldeportejectexpatriateextraditerepatriatetransportcast outoustdrive awayevictthrow outexcludeshut outbanexcommunicateostracizeOpposite admitreadmit
   • ▪ get rid of (something unwanted): "all thoughts of romance were banished from her head" Similar dispeldismissdispersescatterdissipatedrive awaydrive offchase awayroutoustcast outshut outget rid ofquellallayeliminatedislodgeOpposite engender

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French baniss-, lengthened stem of banir; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ban1.

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   The meaning of BANISH is to require by authority to leave a country. How to use banish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Banish.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBANISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BANISH definition: 1. to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back: 2. to get…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBANISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back: He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. They were banished (= sent out) from the library for making a noise. to get rid of something completely: Try to banish all thoughts of revenge from your mind.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › banishBanish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Banish comes from the Old French word bannir, which means "proclaim as an outlaw." It is serious and absolute. You can see the word ban in banish, but to ban something is not as harsh as banishing it.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › banishBanish - definition of banish by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country. 2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears. [Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.] ban′ish·er n. ban′ish·ment n.

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   Banish definition: to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile. See examples of BANISH used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbanish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of banish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.