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ban·ish
(băn′ĭsh)tr.v. ban·ished, ban·ish·ing, ban·ish·es
1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country.
2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears.
[Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
ban′ish·er n.
ban′ish·ment n.
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banish
(ˈbænɪʃ)vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment
2. to drive away: to banish gloom.
[C14: from Old French banir, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ban]
ˈbanishment n
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ban•ish
(ˈbæn ɪʃ)v.t.
1. to expel from or relegate to a country or place by official decree; condemn to exile.
2. to send or drive away: to banish sorrow.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Old French banir < Frankish]
ban′ish•er, n.
ban′ish•ment, n.
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banish
Past participle: banished
Gerund: banishing
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| Verb | 1. |  banish - expel from a community or group |
| 2. |  banish - ban from a place of residence, as for punishmentrusticate - send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior" | |
| 3. |  banish - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"spike - stand in the way of | |
| 4. | banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
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banish
verb
1. exclude, bar, ban, dismiss, expel, throw out, oust, drive away, eject, evict, shut out, ostracize I was banished from the small bedroom upstairs.
2. expel, transport, exile, outlaw, deport, drive away, expatriate, excommunicate He was banished from England.
expel receive, accept, admit, welcome, invite, embrace, hail, offer hospitality to
expel receive, accept, admit, welcome, invite, embrace, hail, offer hospitality to
3. get rid of, remove, eliminate, eradicate, shake off, dislodge, see the back of a public investment programme intended to banish the recession
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banish
verb1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree:
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Translations
يَنْفي، يُقْصي، يَطْرُد
vyhostit
fordriveforvise
dæma í útlegî
ištrėmimasištremtiišvyti
izraidīt, izsūtīt
vyhostiť
izgnati
sürgün etmeksürmek
banish
[ˈbænɪʃ] VT [+ person] → expulsar, desterrar (fig) [+ thought, fear] → desterrar, apartar (from de) to banish a topic from one's conversation → desterrar un tema de la conversaciónCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
banish
[ˈbænɪʃ] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
banish
vt person → verbannen; cares, fear → vertreiben
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banish
[ˈbænɪʃ] vt to banish (from) (person) → bandire (da), esiliare (da); (thought, fear) → bandire (da)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
banish
(ˈbӕniʃ) verb to send away (usually from a country), especially as a punishment. He was banished (from the country) for treason.
ˈbanishment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.