| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ban·ish |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  sh |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ban·ished, ban·ish·ing, ban·ish·es
1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile. 2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin. See bh -2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | banish·er —NOUN
banish·ment —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | banish, exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite These verbs mean to send away from a country or state. Banish applies to forced departure from a country by official decree: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country. Exile specifies voluntary or involuntary departure from one's own country because of adverse circumstances: The royal family was exiled after the uprising. Expatriate pertains to departure that is sometimes forced but often voluntary and may imply change of citizenship: She was expatriated because of her political beliefs. Deport denotes the official act of expelling an alien: The foreigner was deported for entering the country illegally. Transport pertains to sending a criminal abroad, usually to a penal colony: Offenders were transported to Devil's Island. Extradite applies to the delivery of an accused or convicted person to the state or country having jurisdiction over him or her: The court will extradite the terrorists.
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