banish
To send away and forbid them from returningTo send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
» He was banished to an island for high treason.
Er wurde wegen Hochverrats auf eine Insel verbannt.
Он был сослан на остров за государственную измену.
Його було вислано на острів за державну зраду.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
verbannen, herauswerfen
высыла́тьvysylátʹ, вы́слатьvýslatʹ, изгоня́тьizgonjátʹ
виганя́тиvyhanjáty, виго́нитиvyhónyty, ви́гнатиvýhnaty
drive away
(transitive)To expel, especially from the mind.
to banish fear; to banish a qualm
vertreiben
expel, as if by official decree
Examples
42 sentencesHe was banished to an island for high treason.
Його було вислано на острів за державну зраду.
ruОн был сослан на остров за государственную измену.
deEr wurde wegen Hochverrats auf eine Insel verbannt.
We banished him from the country.
ruМы изгнали его из страны.
deWir verbannten ihn aus dem Land.
Her calm words banished our fears.
His story will banish your fears.
He was banished from the kingdom.
ruОн был изгнан из королевства.
deEr wurde aus dem Königreich verbannt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, extended stem of banir (“to proclaiFrom 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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Forms
banishes, banishing, banished, banishedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle