Antonyms for banish


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ban-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn ɪʃ


Definition of banish

Origin :
  • late 14c., banischen, from banniss-, extended stem of Old French banir "announce, proclaim; levy; forbid; banish, proclaim an outlaw," from a Germanic source (perhaps Frankish *bannjan "to order or prohibit under penalty"), or from Vulgar Latin cognate *bannire (see bandit). Related: Banished; banishing.
  • verb expel from place or situation
Example sentences :
  • They would banish me, Calderon; banish me in the very prime of my years!
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Let me hear the whole affair from Johnson, and then I will banish it from my thoughts.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • It will cost two millions and a half, but it will banish ignorance.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • How easy it is to dereligionise the human race and banish God from the Universe!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • He got up to banish it, and it stood before him face to face.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • He can but order me away from Court, or, at most, banish me from France.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
  • His first measure next morning was to banish Richmond from the Court.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She knew that there was only a word of hers needed to banish him from her presence forever.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
  • He was shocked at his own doubts, and did his best to banish them from his mind.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • "And banish him from the house ever after," rejoined Mrs. Kennyfeck, bitterly.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for banish

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