banishverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/us/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back:
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
They were banished (= sent out) from the library for making a noise.
to get rid of something completely:
Try to banish all thoughts of revenge from your mind.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
- deport
- deportee
- exile
- expatriate
- expel
- expulsion
- extraordinary rendition
- rid
- send
- send sb down
- send sb off
- shun
- transport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Removing and getting rid of things
banishment
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbæn.ɪʃ.mənt/us/ˈbæn.ɪʃ.mənt/