| v. t. | 1. | To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. |
| 2. | To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; - used with from and out of. | |
| 3. | To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. |
| Verb | 1. | banish - expel from a community or group |
| 2. | banish - ban from a place of residence, as for punishment Synonyms: ban | |
| 3. | banish - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" | |
| 4. | banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" |
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