banish

Meaning

  1. To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
  2. To expel, especially from the mind.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbænɪʃ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English banysshen, from Old French banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”) and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare to French bannir.

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