All 7 Uses of
banish
in
Medea by Euripides
- And he said, 'twas Creon's will, Being lord of all this land, that she be sent, And with her her two sons, to banishment.†
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- Jason will never bear it his own sons Banished, however hot his anger runs Against their mother!†
- Thou woman sullen-eyed and Against thy lord, Medea, I here command That thou and thy two children from this land Go forth to banishment.†
- Oh, therefore hast thou laid My crown upon me, blest of many a maid In Hellas, now I have won what all did crave, Thee, the world— wondered lover and the brave; Who this day looks and sees me banished, thrown Away with these two babes, all, all, alone ….†
- With gifts they shall be sent, Gifts to the bride to spare their banishment, Fine robings and a carcanet of gold.†
- And banishment For those two babes.†
- Mistress, these children from their banishment Are spared.†
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