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ban⋅ish
[ban-ish]
–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
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.
1. exile, expatriate, outlaw; deport.
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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.
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Language Translation for : banish
Spanish:
desterrar,
German:
verbannen,
Japanese:
追放する
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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