banish (v.)

  1. expel from a community or group

    [ Syn: ban , ostracize , ostracise , shun , cast out , blackball ]

  2. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

    [ Syn: ban ]

  3. expel, as if by official decree; he was banished from his own country

    [ Syn: relegate , bar ]

  4. drive away; banish bad thoughts; banish gloom'

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