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banish

/ˈbænɪʃ/BA-nish
/ˈbænɪʃ/BA-nish

Meaningto proclaim, to outlaw

Common meaning: to send away by order

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbanir‘bannir’source
  2. Middle Englishbanishensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbannir → to send away by orderbanish‘to send away by order’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French banir ‘to proclaim, to outlaw’.

Roots

  • banir Old French “to proclaim, to outlaw”

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