banish

Definition

To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

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.

Example Sentences

• "He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes."
• "The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table."
• "he never referreth any one unto vertue, religion, or conscience: as if they were all extinguished and banished the world […]."