Banish
1Banish — Ban ish (b[a^]n [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banished} (b[a^]n [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banishing}.] [OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See {Ban} an edict, and {Finish}, v. t.] 1. To condemn to exile,… …
2banish — banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize, deport, transport, extradite are comparable when denoting to remove by authority or force from a country, state, or sovereignty. To banish is to compel one, usually by public edict or sentence, to leave a… …
3banish — [ban′ish] vt. [ME banischen < extended stem of OFr banir < ML * bannire < Frank * bannjan, to order or prohibit under penalty < ban, akin to BAN1] 1. to exile 2. to send or put away; get rid of [to banish cares, to banish wrinkles]… …
4banish — (v.) late 14c., banischen, from banniss , extended stem of O.Fr. banir announce, proclaim; levy; forbid; banish, proclaim an outlaw, from Frankish *bannjan to order or prohibit under penalty, or from V.L. cognate *bannire (see BANDIT (Cf.… …
5banish — I verb abandon, ban, bar, cast out, condemn, deport, dismiss, dispel, disperse, displace, drive out, eliminate, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, export, extradite, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, reject,… …
6banish — [v] expel from place or situation ban, cast out, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, drive away, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expulse, extradict, get rid of, isolate, ostracize …
7banish — ► VERB 1) make (someone) leave a place, especially as an official punishment. 2) get rid of; drive away. DERIVATIVES banishment noun. ORIGIN Old French banir …
8banish */ — UK [ˈbænɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms banish : present tense I/you/we/they banish he/she/it banishes present participle banishing past tense banished past participle banished 1) a) to officially order someone to leave a country or region… …
9banish — ban|ish [ˈbænıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: banir] 1.) to not allow someone or something to stay in a particular place banish sb/sth from/to sth ▪ I have been banished to a distant corridor. 2.) to send someone away permanently …
10banish — [[t]bæ̱nɪʃ[/t]] banishes, banishing, banished 1) VERB If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. [be V ed from/to n] John was banished from England... [be V ed… …