· expel from a community or group
Synonym(s): ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast_out, blackball
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
· ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Synonym(s): ban
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
· expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
· drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"
Hypernym(s): chase_away, drive_out, turn_back, drive_away, dispel, drive_off, run_off