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    banish
    /ˈbanɪʃ/

    verb

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

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › banishBanish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

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

    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.dictionary.com › browse › banishBANISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

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

    Definitions of banish. verb. expel, as if by official decree. “he was banished from his own country” synonyms: bar, relegate. see more. verb. expel from a community or group. synonyms: ban, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun. see more. verb. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment. synonyms: ban. see more. verb. drive away.

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

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › banishbanish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    banish somebody/something (from something) to make somebody/something go away; to get rid of somebody/something. The sight of food banished all other thoughts from my mind. He was determined to banish all feelings of guilt. She tried to banish these thoughts from her mind.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › banishbanish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBANISH - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'banish' 1. If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. [...] 2. If you banish something unpleasant, you get rid of it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'banish' present simple: I banish, you banish [...] past simple: I banished, you banished [...]

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBANISH | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    BANISH meaning: 1. to send someone away from a place, often as a punishment: 2. to make yourself stop thinking…. Learn more.