banish

//ˈbænɪʃ//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

banishInfinitive
banishPresent tense
banishedPast tense
banishedPast participle
banishingPresent participle
banishesThird-person singular
1

To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment; to exile.

The king banished the traitor from the kingdom.

2

To drive away or get rid of something unwanted, such as a thought, feeling, or problem.

She tried to banish all negative thoughts from her mind.

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