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ban⋅ish

  [ban-ish]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
2. to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: to banish sorrow.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME banisshen < AF, OF baniss-, long s. of banir < Frankish *bannjan to proclaim, akin to ban 1

Related forms:
ban⋅ish⋅er, noun
ban⋅ish⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. exile, expatriate, outlaw; deport.
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ban·ish   (bān'ĭsh)   
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 bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ban'ish·er n., ban'ish·ment n.
Synonyms: 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

Ban"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banished(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Banishing.] [OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See Ban an edict, and Finish, v. t.]

1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. "We banish you our territories." --Shak.

2. To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of.

How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. --Blair.

3. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. "Banish all offense." --Shak.

Syn: To Banish, Exile, Expel.

Usage: The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish, summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a college; expelled from decent society.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : banish
Spanish: desterrar,
German: verbannen,
Japanese: 追放する
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banish 
c.1320, banischen, from banniss-, extended stem of O.Fr. banir "to proclaim an outlaw," from Frank. *bannjan "to order or prohibit under penalty," or from V.L. cognate *bannire (see bandit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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