banish
Verb
Verb Forms: banished, banishing, banishes
- To expel from a place by official decree; to get rid of.
- expel from a community or group
- ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
- expel, as if by official decree
- "he was banished from his own country"
- drive away
- "banish bad thoughts"
- "banish gloom"
- To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
- To expel, especially from the mind.
Examples
- He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
- I wish I could banish all the ’U’ tiles from my rack right now.
- to banish fear; to banish a qualm
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English banysshen, from Old French banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”) and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare French bannir. Doublet of ban.
Scrabble Score: 11
banish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbanish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
banish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
banish: valid Words With Friends Word