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Definition

to expel or get rid of

in various senses, including:

banished = forced to leave

banish = get rid of

banish = get rid of

banished = forced to leave the community

I was banished from the living room when they came, but listened all the same, sitting on the steps in the darkened foyer.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky

banished = expelled (kicked out or not permitted in)

He wants you banished from Pakistan.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea

banished = expelled or gotten rid of

The miserable knot in his chest loosened slightly with the relief of Knowing he was not yet definitely expelled, though his fears were by no means banished.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

banished = eliminated (gone entirely)

They were supposed to be practicing the opposite of the Summoning Charm today — the Banishing Charm.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

banishing = getting rid of something

The priest banished him from church, where he rarely went anyway.
Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains

banished = expelled (or told him he was not welcome to come)

Chen's death cast a pall over the mountain as rumors of the accident spread from tent to tent, but thirty-three climbers would be departing for the summit in a few short hours, and the gloom was quickly banished by nervous anticipation of what lay ahead.
Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air

banished = eliminated (gotten rid of)

The coaches who had come to Briarcrest to woo Michael Oher also had trouble banishing him from their thoughts.
Michael Lewis -- The Blind Side

banishing = eliminating (getting rid of)

To be banished from this place seemed really unfair.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief

banished = expelled (kicked out)

When that control was violated—or perceived to have been violated—Luma's reflex, it seemed, was to banish the violator.
Warren St. John -- Outcasts United

banish = expel or get rid of

But were you banish'd for so small a fault?
William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona

banish'd = expelled (forced to leave) from a country or community

(editor's note: This is more commonly spelled banished.)

Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life?
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

banished = expelled or gotten rid of

Maybe he had a girlfriend who really believed he would come back .... But then I think of Rue's still body and I'm able to banish the boy from my mind.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games

banish = eliminate (get rid of)

As soon as he signed on, however, all thoughts of geometry were banished.
Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game

banished = expelled or gotten rid of (from his mind)

banish = expel or get rid of — especially a person from a country or community

If I had to, I supposed I could purposefully put myself in danger to keep him close... I banished that thought before his quick eyes read it on my face.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight

banished = eliminated (got rid of)

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