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# banish

verb (banish, banishes, banished, banishing)

«banish» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To send someone away from a country or place as a punishment and forbid them to come back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#m1)
2. To get rid of something completely, such as a feeling or a thought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#m2)
3. To order someone to leave a place, often as a joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and fairy tales kings banish traitors, and wizards banish evil spirits. In everyday life we «banish» boredom, worries or germs. Phrases: banish someone from, banish the thought, banished to his room.

### Examples

- The king banished the knight from the kingdom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x1)
- Napoleon was banished to the island of Elba. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x2)
- A warm drink can banish the winter chills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x3)
- Mum banished the dog to the garden for stealing the sausages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x4)
- She tried to banish her fears before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x5)
- In the story the witch was banished forever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x6)
- "Banish that thought!" said the teacher with a smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x7)
- The real Nightingale was banished from the kingdom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: banished. The noun is «banishment». Similar: exile (formal, for countries), expel (from school or a group). «Banish» is stronger than just «send away»: it means you are not allowed back.

## In Jewish tradition

In history and fairy tales kings banish traitors, and wizards banish evil spirits. In everyday life we «banish» boredom, worries or germs. Phrases: banish someone from, banish the thought, banished to his room.

### Note

Regular verb: banished. The noun is «banishment». Similar: exile (formal, for countries), expel (from school or a group). «Banish» is stronger than just «send away»: it means you are not allowed back.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banish.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «banish» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/banish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banish» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/banish.html) on Mova free.