banish
verb (used with object)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.
banishes
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present tense formof banish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This World Cup win at least banishes one of Egypt's ghosts.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
When Daemon's conduct becomes intolerable, Viserys disinherits and banishes him.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Pierre plays the cruel Duke Frederick, who banishes his brother, among others, to the Forest of Arden in this tale of camouflage, love and self discovery.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
And then something happens that banishes even that mystery from my head.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
