All 3 Uses of
banish
in
The Idiot
- he banished the thought, after an instant's deliberation.†
Chpt 3.2 *banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- 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 3.10banish = expel or get rid of
- "She postponed the pleasure—I see—I quite understand!" said Hippolyte, hurriedly, as though he wished to banish the subject.†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
to expel or get rid of
in various senses, including:
- to force someone to leave a country as punishment
- to push an idea from the mind