verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
image
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She thrust her eyes open, as if she would banish the image from them.
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We grew up in a heterosexual culture which banishes positive images of homosexuality.
memory
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He ruthlessly banished that memory as well, concentrating on the rest.
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Yet, even doing something she so loved, she couldn't quite banish the memories .
thought
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Psychology: The War Altar exudes raw power which banishes all thought of fear or panic.
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He needed to banish Mariana from his thoughts .
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Before she could be sure his mouth covered hers, banishing thought , leaving nothing but feeling.
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The birth of his boy had banished all thought of useless activities.
■ VERB
try
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So try to banish any such doubts in this crucial period.
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She tried to banish the humiliation to the back of her mind, but it was worse than the physical pain.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Napoleon was banished to the island of St Helena in 1815.
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The study should banish any doubts about women's ability to handle the pressures of business.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All such speculations were banished by the sight that met his eyes as they followed the Doctor's pointing finger.
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Government regulation did not end inequality or banish corporate influence in politics.
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That partly explains why he was banished at the insistence of the United States and replaced by Annan.
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The only way to banish the bogeyman was to look him in the eye without flinching.
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Then there followed four episodes that banished his depression.
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We think we know it all now, and banish our far-flung ideas from this world into Space.