banish
Collocations
4ADJ.
keen, little
VERB + BANISH
time, tried
BANISH + NOUN
anxiety, d, memory, politics, sorrow, t
PREP.
from
Definitions
verb
To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
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.
To expel, especially from the mind.
to banish fear; to banish a qualm
[…]St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
WiktionaryThe 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 t
Wiktionaryhe never referreth any one unto vertue, religion, or conscience: as if they were all extinguished and banished the world […].
WiktionaryYou will banish him.
Tatoeba · #69004His story will banish your fears.
Tatoeba · #287940He tried to banish his anxiety.
Tatoeba · #303214