banish

Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃ/

The English word “banish” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
To expel, especially from the mind.

Etymology

From Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, extended stem of banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”), of Germanic origin and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare French bannir. Doublet of ban.

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