banish
Meaning
- To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
- To expel, especially from the mind.
Synonyms
separate out
rout out
send into exile
sentence to hard labor
sentence to hard labour
amputate
Frequency
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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