banish
/ˈbænɪʃ/ verb C2- To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning. · He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
- To expel, especially from the mind. · to banish fear; to banish a qualm
He/she/it banishes · Past banished · Past participle banished · -ing form banishing
Verb forms
- Base form
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- He/she/it
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- Past
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- Past participle
- banished
- -ing form
- banishing
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But remorse is not thus banished; like Virgil’s wounded hero, he carried the arrow in his wound, and, arrived at the salon, Villefort uttered a sigh that was almost a sob, and sank into a chair.
I will endeavour to banish every painful thought, and think only of what will make me happy, your affection, and the invariable kindness of my dear uncle and aunt.
Every object in the next day’s journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state of enjoyment; for she had seen her sister looking so well as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight.
But this idea was soon banished, and her spirits were very differently affected, when, to her utter amazement, she saw Mr.
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