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Definitions for Banish
[1] to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
[2] to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: to banish sorrow.
[3] to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment
[4] to drive away to banish gloom
Words related to Banish
oust, relegate, eject, ostracize, dismiss, isolate, remove, dispel, eliminate, exile, exclude, outlaw, evict, eradicate, proscribe, discard, dislodge, sequester, discharge, ban
Words nearby Banish
bangweulu, banh mi, bani, bania, banian, banish, banister, banister back, banisters, banja luka, banjarmasin
Origin of Banish
1275–1325; Middle English banisshen < Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, long stem of banir < Frankish *bannjan to proclaim, akin to ban1
Other words from Banish
ban·ish·er , noun
ban·ish·ment , noun
non·ban·ish·ment , noun
pro·ban·ish·ment , adjective
self-ban·ished , adjective
self-ban·ish·ment , noun
un·ban·ished , adjective
Word origin for Banish
C14: from Old French banir , of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ban
Synonyms for Banish
dismiss, dispel, drive away, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, exile, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, relegate, remove, ban, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, excommunicate, expatriate, proscribe, rusticate, sequester, transport, cast out, expulse, extradict, shake off, shut out