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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•ish /ˈbænɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to send (someone) away, esp. to exile;
expel:Napoleon was banished to an island. - to send or drive out, esp. from the mind: to banish sad thoughts.
ban•ish•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•ish (ban′ish),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
- Frankish *bannjan to proclaim, akin to ban1
- Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, long stem of banir
- Middle English banisshen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exile, expatriate, outlaw; deport.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: banish /ˈbænɪʃ/ vb (transitive)- to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment
- to drive away: to banish gloom
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French banir, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German banˈbanishment n |