to banish
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈbænɪʃ/
:
disipar
- You must banish these bad thoughts if you want to feel happier.
- way to banish
And but you have to put faith in Christ to do that because it's Christ's power that accomplishes the banishing of the devil from your mind.
- And but you have to put faith in Christ to do that because it's Christ's power that accomplishes the banishing of the devil from your mind.
- And once you understand them, you banish them out for this earthly plane.
Examples
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Tucked away in this cabin, Tess could banish the phantom of the life she lived without him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Nick spun to face him, banishing the disconcerting images from his mind.
Fiction book (1998) -
There is an evil presence in this house and we need to banish it.
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And the only way to banish them is to turn on all the lights.
Fiction book (1994) -
-You must banish these bad thoughts.
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It's time to banish all your greed
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If there is joy, you can banish sorrow
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George shook his head, attempting to banish thoughts of the night before.
Fiction book (1998) -
Meditation helps us quiet that chattering mind where we can banish rumination and allow our brains to notice wonder.
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We turn on our helmet lights, and their glare banishes any other source of illumination.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
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3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
156
2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
85
6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
41
3.6
Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you
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4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
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8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
21
5.5
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
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3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
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7.7
Put an end to something or to someone's life
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4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
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4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
1
3.9
To destroy or carry something away completely, for example by water
1
9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
Antonyms
How Complete
85
6.6
27
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word banish keeps the same basic idea of 'sending away' from the root ban meaning 'order' or 'forbid'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of ordering a thought out of the room, so to banish a feeling is to push it out of your mind.