banisher

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ban·ish

(băn′ĭsh)

tr.v. ban·ished, ban·ish·ing, ban·ish·es

1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country.

2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears.

[Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

ban′ish·er n.

ban′ish·ment n.

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banisher

(ˈbænɪʃə)

someone who or something which banishes

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