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banish
[ban-ish]
verb (used with object)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.
He was banished to Devil's Island.
Synonyms: , , ,to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away.
to banish sorrow.
banish
/ ˈæɪʃ /
verb
to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment
to drive away
to banish gloom
Other 51Թ Forms
- banisher noun
- banishment noun
- self-banished adjective
- unbanished adjective
- ˈԾԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of banish1
Example Sentences
Should the Proteas wrap up the win it would go a long way towards banishing a nickname they have come to despise: chokers.
"He might struggle with banishing people as well as any potential heat he might receive," she says.
How about banishing vicious demagoguery from their midst, as they pretend to do by opposing antisemitism?
Her move of recruiting Charlotte to be a fellow traitor was ultimately her downfall, as at Minah's final round table, it was Charlotte's vote which sealed her fate and saw her banished from the castle.
Take the early 17th century, when the humble salad was unexpectedly sweet — before French haute cuisine banished sugar firmly to the dessert course.
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