Dictionary
ban•ish
Pronunciation: (ban'ish), [key]—
v.t.
1. to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
He was banished to Devil's Island.
2. to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away:
to banish sorrow. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.