banish

/'bæniʃ/
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banish

She banishes the dark clouds from her mind by thinking of sunny days.

Definition
  1. Verb (Transitive):
    • To force someone to leave a country or place as an official punishment: To expel or exile someone, often by decree or legal authority.
    • To send or drive away; to get rid of something unwanted: To dismiss something from one's mind or presence.
Usage
  • The primary meaning involves a formal or forceful removal. It is used with direct objects (e.g., a person, a thought, a feeling).
  • Sentence Structure:
Examples
  • Expelling a person:
    • The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom.
    • He was banished from his homeland for his political views.
  • Driving away thoughts or feelings:
    • She tried to banish all fears from her mind before the performance.
    • I need to banish these gloomy thoughts and think positively.
Advanced Usage
  • "to banish someone to (a place)": To send someone away to a specific, often undesirable, location.
    • The dissident was banished to a remote island.
  • Figurative use: Often used to describe removing abstract things like doubts, memories, or images.
    • The cheerful music helped banish the winter blues.
Variants and Related Words
  • Banishment (n): The state of being banished; exile.
    • His banishment lasted for ten years.
  • Banisher (n): One who banishes (less common).
Synonyms
  • Exile: To expel from one's native country.
  • Expel: To force to leave a place, especially a school or country.
  • Deport: To expel a foreigner from a country.
  • Dismiss: To send away; to cause or allow to leave (often for thoughts).
Antonyms
  • Welcome: To greet hospitably.
  • Admit: To allow to enter.
  • Embrace: To accept willingly (can be used for ideas).
Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions

(Note: "Banish" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The meaning of removal is inherent in the verb.) - To be banished from: The most common prepositional construction. - He was banished from the court.

Related Idioms
  • To banish something/someone to the shadows/oblivion: To completely remove from notice or memory.
    • The old policy has been banished to oblivion.
banish

She banishes the dark clouds from her mind by thinking of sunny days.

Verb
  1. drive away
    • banish bad thoughts
    • banish gloom
  2. expel, as if by official decree
    • he was banished from his own country
  3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
  4. expel from a community or group

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