banish
[ ban-ish ]
/ ˈbæn ɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: to banish sorrow.
Origin of banish
1275–1325; Middle English
banisshen < Anglo-French, Old French
baniss-, long stem of
banir < Frankish
*bannjan to proclaim, akin to
ban1
OTHER WORDS FROM banish
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British Dictionary definitions for banish
banish
/ (ˈbænɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment
to drive away
to banish gloom
Derived forms of banish
banishment, nounWord Origin for banish
C14: from Old French
banir, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
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