verb
- present participle of banish; forcing someone to leave a place as punishment
- getting rid of something unwanted
noun
- the act of forcing someone to leave or getting rid of something
Examples
- The king was banishing his enemies from the kingdom.
- She focused on banishing negative thoughts from her mind.
- The new law aimed at banishing corruption from government.
- Banishing the rebels proved more difficult than expected.
- The ritual involved banishing evil spirits from the house.
- He spent years banishing memories of the accident.
- The banishing of the former leader caused political unrest.