to banish
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈbænɪʃ/
- You must banish these bad thoughts if you want to feel happier.
- way to banish
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
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6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
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3.6
Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
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4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
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7.7
Put an end to something or to someone's life
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8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
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3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
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5.5
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
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4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
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9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
To destroy or carry something away completely, for example by water
Antonyms
How Complete
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6.6
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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.