/ ˈbænɪʃ; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] banish sb (from ... ) (to ... ) to order sb to leave a place, especially a country, as a punishment
SYN exile :
He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later.
The children were banished from the dining room.
2.
banish sb/sth (from sth) to make sb/sth go away; to get rid of sb/sth :
The sight of food banished all other thoughts from my mind.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French baniss- , lengthened stem of banir ; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ban .