definition of
banish

[1] #1 banish v. [ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball] expel from a community or group. wn

[2] #2 banish v. [ban] ban from a place of residence, as for punishment. wn

[3] #3 banish v. [relegate, bar] expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country". wn

[4] #4 banish v. drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom". wn