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Added 9 October 2026

banish

/ˈbænɪʃ/ verb

In Latin: ablēgō, exigō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about banish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Expel from a community or group.
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.
Expel, as if by official decree.
he was banished from his own country

Origin

From Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, extended stem of banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”), of Germanic origin and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare French bannir. Doublet of ban.

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