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banish

[ban-ish]

verb (used with object)

  1. to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.

    He was banished to Devil's Island.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away.

    to banish sorrow.



banish

/ ˈæɪʃ /

verb

  1. to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment

  2. to drive away

    to banish gloom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • banisher noun
  • banishment noun
  • self-banished adjective
  • unbanished adjective
  • ˈԾ󳾱Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of banish1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English banisshen, from Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, long stem of banir, from unrecorded Frankish bannjan “to proclaim,” akin to ban 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of banish1

C14: from Old French banir , of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ban
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Should the Proteas wrap up the win it would go a long way towards banishing a nickname they have come to despise: chokers.

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"He might struggle with banishing people as well as any potential heat he might receive," she says.

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How about banishing vicious demagoguery from their midst, as they pretend to do by opposing antisemitism?

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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.

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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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