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| ban·ish [ bánnish ] (past and past participle ban·ished, present participle ban·ish·ing, 3rd person present singular ban·ish·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. send somebody away: to exile somebody from a place
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2. get rid of something: to put something out of your mind
  I simply couldn't banish my anxieties.
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| [14th century. < French baniss-, stem of banir "proclaim" < assumed Vulgar Latin bannire< Germanic] |
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| ban·ish·er noun |
| ban·ish·ment noun |
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