BANISH

v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. "We banish you our territories." Shak.

2.
v.

To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of. How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair.

3.
v.

To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. "Banish all offense." Shak.

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