banished; banishing; banishes
Definition of banish
1
: to require by authority to leave a country
a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him
2
: to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance
He was banished from court. banishing her from the sport The reporters were banished to another room.
3
: to clear away : dispel
his discovery banishes anxiety— Stringfellow Barr
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The first known use of banish was in the 14th century
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