banish

Meanings

• Verb

  To drive or force someone or something away, especially permanently.

• Verb

  To exile or banish someone from a country or community.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with banish
hush , rush , crush , mush

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Variants

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banish , banished , banisher , banishers , banishes , banishing , banishment , banishments

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Forms

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banshed, banshes, bansheeing, banshees, banished, banishes, banishing

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Etymology

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From Old French banir, banissh, from ban 'law, decree, prohibition'; see ban-, -ish2.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'banish' comes from the Old French word 'banir', which means 'to drive away'.

2. The verb 'banish' is often used interchangeably with the verb 'exile'.

3. In some cultures, it is believed that the 'ban-shee' is a female ghost who comes to warn people of impending death by 'banishing' them from their homes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Exile: The state of being forced to leave one's country or home and live elsewhere, usually because of political or religious reasons.

2. Prohibition: A law or decree forbidding the manufacture, sale, or use of something.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'banish' has been used to describe the act of exiling or expelling someone from a community or country. It has been a common theme in various works of fiction, including Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

How to Memorize "banish"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine pushing someone or something away, or imagine a person being forced to leave a place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'banish' with the idea of sending someone away or exiling them.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence such as 'Banana Split: Ben sends Anna to Italy' to help remember the meaning of 'banish'.

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