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banish

ba·nish

UK/ˈbænɪʃ/ US/ˈbænɪʃ/ uncommon

verb

1.
2.

ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

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3.

expel, as if by official decree

  • “he was banished from his own country”
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4.

drive away

  • “banish bad thoughts”
  • “banish gloom”

Origin

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.

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