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Meaning of 'banish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Banish [ v. t.]
- To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power.
- To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of.
- To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel.

Meaning of 'banish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . banish [ v]
Meaning (1):
- drive away
Example in sentence:
  • banish bad thoughts;
  • banish gloom
Meaning (2):
- expel, as if by official decree
Example in sentence:
  • he was banished from his own country

Nearby Words:

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