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banish
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ban·ish  (bnsh)
tr.v. ban·ished, ban·ish·ing, ban·ish·es
1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile.
2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears.

[Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

banish·er n.
banish·ment n.
Synonyms: banish, exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite
These verbs mean to send away from a country or state. Banish applies to forced departure from a country by official decree: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country.
Exile specifies voluntary or involuntary departure from one's own country because of adverse circumstances: The royal family was exiled after the uprising.
Expatriate pertains to departure that is sometimes forced but often voluntary and may imply change of citizenship: She was expatriated because of her political beliefs.
Deport denotes the official act of expelling an alien: The foreigner was deported for entering the country illegally.
Transport pertains to sending a criminal abroad, usually to a penal colony: Offenders were transported to Devil's Island.
Extradite applies to the delivery of an accused or convicted person to the state or country having jurisdiction over him or her: The court will extradite the terrorists.

banish
Verb
1. to send into exile
2. to drive away: it's the only way to banish weeds from the garden [Old French banir]
banishment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.banish - expel from a community or group
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
2.banish - ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
rusticate - 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"
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native 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"

banish
verb 2. expel, transport, exile, outlaw, deport, drive away, expatriate, excommunicate << OPPOSITE admit
verb 3. get rid of, remove, eliminate, eradicate, shake off, dislodge, see the back of
Translations
banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vtdesterrar

banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vtbannir

banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vtverbannen

banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vtbandire

banish
v banish [ˈbӕniʃ]
to send away (usually from a country), especially as a punishment He was banished (from the country) for treason. verban يَنْفي، يُقْصي، يَطْرُد осъждам на изгнание vyhostit forvise; fordrive verbannen εξορίζω desterrar pagendama تبعید کردن karkottaa bannir לְגָרֵש, לְהַגלוֹת निकाल देना izopćiti száműz mengusir, membuang dæma í útlegð bandire, esiliare 追放する 추방하다 išvyti, ištremti izraidīt, izsūtīt (trimdā); padzīt buang negeri verbannen (lands)forvise, jage dør, fordrive wygnać expulsar a exila, a expulza изгонять vyhostiť izgnati proterati []förvisa เนรเทศ sürgün etmek, sürmek 流放 виганяти; засилати دور کرنا، جلا وطن کرنا trục xuất
n banishment
ban, verbanning نَفْي، طَرْد، إقْصاء заточение vyhoštění, vyhnanství forvisning; fordrivelse die Verbannung εξορία destierro pagendus تبعید karkotus bannissement גָלוּת, גֵרוּש देश-निकाला izopćenje száműz(et)és pengusiran, pembuangan útlegð; brottvísun bando, esilio 追放 추방 ištrėmimas izraidīšana; izsūtīšana (trimdā); padzīšana pembuangan negeri verbanning (lands)forvisning banicja desterro exilare; exil изгнание vyhnanstvo izgon izgnanstvo []förvisning การเนรเทศ sürgün, sürgüne gönderme 流放 вигнання; заслання جلاوطن tình trạng bị trục xuất


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