ALL meanings of banish
ban·ish
B b - verb banish If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. 3
- verb banish If you banish something unpleasant, you get rid of it. 3
- verb banish If you banish the thought of something, you stop thinking about it. 3
- verb banish to expel from a place, esp by an official decree as a punishment 3
- verb banish to drive away 3
- verb transitive banish to exile 3
- verb transitive banish to send or put away; get rid of 3
- transitive verb banish exile, force to leave 1
- transitive verb banish dispel, expel an emotion 1
- verb with object banish to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island. 1
- verb with object banish to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: to banish sorrow. 1
- noun banish Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment. 1
- verb banish (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning. 0
- verb banish To expel, especially from the mind. 0