Banish Definition

bănĭsh
banished, banishes
verb
banished, banishes
To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile.
The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country.
American Heritage
To exile.
Webster's New World
To drive away; expel.
We banished all our doubts and fears.
American Heritage
To send or put away; get rid of.
To banish cares, to banish wrinkles.
Webster's New World

To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.

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Origin of Banish

  • From Old French banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”) and Old English bannan, Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare to French bannir.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English banishen from Old French banir baniss- of Germanic origin bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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