All 3 Uses of
banish
in
The Idiot
- His heart beat loud and painfully when Aglaya spoke of the bench; could she—but no! he banished the thought, after an instant's deliberation.†
Chpt 3.2 *
- Oh! never would he banish the recollection of this meeting with her, and he never remembered it but with the same pain and agony of mind.†
Chpt 3.10
- "She postponed the pleasure—I see—I quite understand!" said Hippolyte, hurriedly, as though he wished to banish the subject.†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
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(banish) to expel or get rid ofin various senses, including:
- to force someone to leave a country as punishment
- to push an idea from the mind