Definitions for BANISH
ˈbæn ɪʃban·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackballverb

   expel from a community or group

2. banish, banverb

   ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

3. banish, relegate, barverb

   expel, as if by official decree

   "he was banished from his own country"

4. banishverb

   drive away

   "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. banishverb

   To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.

2. banishverb

   To expel, especially from the mind.

   banish fear, qualm.

3. Etymology: From and bannan, bannanan. Compare to French.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To BANISHverb

   Etymology: banir, Fr. banio, low Lat. probably from ban, Teut. an outlawry, or proscription.

   1. To condemn to leave his own country.

   Oh, fare thee well!
   Those evils thou repeat’st upon thyself,
   Have banish’d me from Scotland. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. To drive away.

   It is for wicked men only to dread God, and to endeavour to banish the thoughts of him out of their minds. John Tillotson.

   Successless all her soft caresses prove,
   To banish from his breast his country’s love. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Banish

   Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suffer exile, but sometimes social entities like institutions (e.g. the papacy or a government) are forced from their homeland. In Roman law, exsilium denoted both voluntary exile and banishment as a capital punishment alternative to death. Deportation was forced exile, and entailed the lifelong loss of citizenship and property. Relegation was a milder form of deportation, which preserved the subject's citizenship and property.The term diaspora describes group exile, both voluntary and forced. "Government in exile" describes a government of a country that has relocated and argues its legitimacy from outside that country. Voluntary exile is often depicted as a form of protest by the person who claims it, to avoid persecution and prosecution (such as tax or criminal allegations), an act of shame or repentance, or isolating oneself to be able to devote time to a particular pursuit. Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Banishverb

   to condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power

2. Banishverb

   to drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of

3. Banishverb

   to drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Banish

   ban′ish, v.t. to condemn to exile: to drive away: to expel (with from, out of).—n. Ban′ishment, exile. [Fr. bannir—Low L. bannire, to proclaim. See Ban.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BANISH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Banish is ranked #53802 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Banish surname appeared 384 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Banish.
   
   96.6% or 371 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Chase Away
   • Expel

Anagrams for BANISH »

1. bash in

2. bashin'

How to pronounce BANISH?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BANISH in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BANISH in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BANISH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BANISH in a Sentence

1. Demetri Kolokotronis:

   I banish fear with two words: you lead.

2. Real Madrid:

   We do not know who the author or authors of this despicable act are, but their anonymity does not help them avoid responsibility. We hope that the authorities manage to clear up the circumstances and that justice helps to banish these types of behaviors.

3. Suzanne Nossel:

   While we think of book bans as the work of individual concerned citizens, our report demonstrates that today's wave of bans represents a coordinated campaign to banish books being waged by sophisticated, ideological and well-resourced advocacy organizations.

4. Diogenes the Cynic (412 to 323 B.C.):

   If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.

5. Michel de Montaigne:

   When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BANISH
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Banish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BANISH
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banish
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BANISH
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BANISH
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html