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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; Middle English banisshen < Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, long stem of banir < Frankish *bannjan to proclaim, akin to ban1
1275–1325; Middle English banisshen < Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, long stem of banir < Frankish *bannjan to proclaim, akin to ban1
Related forms
ban·ish·er, noun
ban·ish·ment, noun
non·ban·ish·ment, noun
pro·ban·ish·ment, adjective
self-ban·ished, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. exile, expatriate, outlaw; deport.
1. exile, expatriate, outlaw; deport.
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Banishing
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Word Origin & History
banish
early 14c., banischen, from banniss-, extended stem of O.Fr. banir "announce, proclaim; levy; forbid; banish, proclaim an outlaw," from Frankish *bannjan "to order or prohibit under penalty," or from V.L. cognate *bannire (see bandit). Related: Banishment (c.1500).
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