banish
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banish
- /ˈbænɪʃ/
Rhymes with -ænɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, extended stem of banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”), of Germanic origin and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare French bannir. Doublet of ban.
verb banishes · banishing · banished
- To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning. He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
- To expel, especially from the mind. to banish fear; to banish a qualm
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cast out, relegate, shun, blackball, ostracize, ban, bar, abolish, elimination, expel, exile, remove, dispel, eliminate, delete, dissipate
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verb to send someone away and forbid that person from returning
| Español | desterrar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 逐出 zhúchū, 驅逐 /驱逐 qūzhú, 流放 liúfàng |
| Português | banir, expulsar |
| Français | bannir |
| Deutsch | verbannen, herauswerfen |
| Italiano | bandire, esiliare |
| Ελληνικά | εξορίζω exorízo |
| Română | alunga |
| Русский | высыла́ть vysylátʹ, вы́слать výslatʹ, изгоня́ть izgonjátʹ, изгна́ть izgnátʹ, прогоня́ть progonjátʹ, прогна́ть prognátʹ |
| العربية | طَرَدَ ṭarada |
verb to expel, especially from the mind
| Deutsch | vertreiben |
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