banish

🇺🇸 /ˈbænɪʃ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbænɪʃ/
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verb
R

To force someone to leave a place, especially as a punishment.

The king banished the traitor from the kingdom.

R

To remove or get rid of something completely.

She tried to banish her fears before the big presentation.

translation

v. To force someone to leave a place, especially as a punishment.; To remove or get rid of something completely.

Word Forms

3rd Present banishes
Past banished
Perfect banished
Progressive banishing