banish

English

/ˈbænɪʃ/

verb
Definitions
  • (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
  • To expel, especially from the mind.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French banir (banish, proclaim, ban) inherited from Old English bannan (proclaim, summon, command, call out) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (forbid, ban, curse, order, proclaim, summon, command, banishment) suffix from English ban (a warden, edict, public proclamation) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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