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banish
verb
Drive away
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Pronunciation
ˈbænɪʃ
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verb
Drive away
“Banish bad thoughts”
verb
Expel, as if by official decree
“He was banished from his own country”
verb
Expel from a community or group
verb
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
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Banish bad thoughts
Banish gloom
He was banished from his own country
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