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English verb: banish | |||
| 1. | banish (social) expel from a community or group | ||
| Synonyms | ban, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| 2. | banish (social) ban from a place of residence, as for punishment | ||
| Synonyms | ban | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rusticate | ||
| 3. | banish (social) expel, as if by official decree | ||
| Samples | He was banished from his own country. | ||
| Synonyms | bar, relegate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spike | ||
| 4. | banish (motion) drive away | ||
| Samples | Banish bad thoughts. Banish gloom. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | ||
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