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• ban´ish|er — ban|ish «BAN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to condemn (a person) to leave a country; exile: »England once banished many criminals to Australia. 2. to force to go away; drive away; expel: »The children banished him from their game because he always… …   Useful english dictionary

• ban|ish — «BAN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to condemn (a person) to leave a country; exile: »England once banished many criminals to Australia. 2. to force to go away; drive away; expel: »The children banished him from their game because he always cheated.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ban´ish|ment — ban|ish «BAN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to condemn (a person) to leave a country; exile: »England once banished many criminals to Australia. 2. to force to go away; drive away; expel: »The children banished him from their game because he always… …   Useful english dictionary

• ban — af·ro cu·ban; al·a·ban·dite; al·ban·ite; an·a·ban·tid; ar·a·ban; ban·at; Ban·bury; ban·ca; ban·cal; ban·cha; ban·croft·i·an; ban·da; ban·dag·er; ban·da·ite; ban·da·ka; ban·da·lore; ban·dan·na; ban·dan·naed; ban·dar; ban·dar log; ban·deau;… …   English syllables

• banish — ban·ish …   English syllables

• banish — ban•ish [[t]ˈbæn ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to expel from or relegate to a country or place by official decree; condemn to exile 2) cvb to send or drive away: to banish sorrow[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF < OF banir < Frankish… …   From formal English to slang

• banish — ban|ish [ bænıʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to officially order someone to leave a country or region as a punishment: banish from/to: a well known opponent of Stalin who was banished to Siberia a ) OFTEN HUMOROUS to make someone go somewhere else:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• banish — ban|ish [ˈbænıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: banir] 1.) to not allow someone or something to stay in a particular place banish sb/sth from/to sth ▪ I have been banished to a distant corridor. 2.) to send someone away permanently …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• banishment — ban·ish·ment …   English syllables

• Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] …   Useful english dictionary