banish — to send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbænɪʃ/
Korean meaning: 추방하다, 유배보내다
Korean pronunciation: 배-니쉬 (강세: 배)
Example Sentences
- He was banished to the couch for snoring too loudly.
- The new CEO vowed to banish inefficiency from the company.
- The students tried to banish Monday blues by having a pizza party.
banish
VERB//ˈbænɪʃ//
to send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment
King banishing nobleman from kingdom
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The Spanish knight must banish, then vanish!
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Origin
From Old French 'banir' meaning 'to proclaim or condemn', which comes from Germanic roots related to 'ban' (proclamation or curse). The word entered English through Norman French after 1066.
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“He was banished to the couch for snoring too loudly.”
“The new CEO vowed to banish inefficiency from the company.”
“The students tried to banish Monday blues by having a pizza party.”
“My mom banished me from the kitchen after I burned the third batch of cookies.”
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