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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.

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

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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.

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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

[from Old French banir, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ban ban²]

banishment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	banish - expel from a community or group blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun, ban 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 ban 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" bar, relegate 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"

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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

3. get rid of, remove, eliminate, eradicate, shake off, dislodge, see the back of a public investment programme intended to banish the recession

4. dismiss, drop, ban, reject, shelve, discard, set aside, disregard, dispel, cast out, lay aside, put out of your mind He has now banished all thoughts of retirement.

Translations

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 conversación

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banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vt

(= expel) [+ person] → bannir
to banish sb from → bannir qn de

(= get rid of) [+ memory, thought] → bannir; [+ poverty] → bannir

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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)

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banish [ˈbænɪʃ] vt to banish (from) (person) → bandire (da), esiliare (da); (thought, fear) → bandire (da)

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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 på 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 流放

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 流放