Definition of BANISH

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.

Synonyms

ban, bar, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, relegate, shun

Scrabble Score: 11

banish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
banish: 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