Banish | Mean of banish in English Dictionary

/ˈbænɪʃ/

• Verb
• to force (someone) to leave a country as punishment
1. He was banished for life.
2. The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.
• to send (someone or something) away
1. He was banished from court.
2. They want to banish her from the sport.
3. She banished the dogs to the basement during the party.
4. The reporters were banished to another room.
• to cause (something) to go away
1. His assurances banished [=alleviated] our fears.
2. She tried to banish all thoughts of him from her mind. [=she tried not to think about him]
3. They banished [=eliminated] red meat from their diet.