Question 1 · Quick check
banish
CEFRC1
/ˈbænɪʃ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To force someone to leave a place or country.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo expel, especially from the mind.
Examples
I've tried to banish the memory of him crying.
His story will banish your fears.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningTo send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
More examples
In contexthe never referreth any one unto vertue, religion, or conscience: as if they were all extinguished and banished the world […].
He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
to banish fear; to banish a qualm
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, extended stem of banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”), of Germanic origin and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare French bannir. Doublet of ban.