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banishto 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

banish concept
💡 Concept

King banishing nobleman from kingdom

banish mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Judge bans fish from court - official banishment punishment!

banish rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The Spanish knight must banish, then vanish!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbænɪʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbænɪʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootban
Suffix--ish

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.

🎵Rhyme

vanishSpanish
vanish
Spanish

🔗Collocations

banish someone from
banish thoughts
banish fears
banish darkness
banish forever
banish completely

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

He was banished to the couch for snoring too loudly.

The new CEO vowed to banish inefficiency from the company.

😄 Fun example

The students tried to banish Monday blues by having a pizza party.

😄 Fun example

My mom banished me from the kitchen after I burned the third batch of cookies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

exileexpeldeportostracizeeliminate

Antonyms

welcomeinviteaccept

Related

banexileexpulsiondeportationostracism

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