English Explanatory Dictionary

banish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
  2. To expel, especially from the mind.

Pronunciation

băn'ĭsh /ˈbænɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-banish.wav

Word forms

banish banishes banishing banished

Etymology

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.

Related words

banishment

Derived words

banishable banishee banisher rebanish unbanish
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