banish

/ˈbænɪʃ/verb

To force a person to leave a place and not allow them to come back.

Example sentence

“The king banished the traitor from the kingdom forever.”

The figurative use outlives the political one: you banish doubts, fears, or thoughts. Exiling people is mostly history and fantasy fiction.

Featured as word of the day on January 30, 2026.

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