1. (

• banish ,
• ban ,
• ostracize ,
• ostracise ,
• shun ,
• cast_out ,
• blackball

) expel from a community or group ;

2. (

• banish ,
• ban ,

) ban from a place of residence, as for punishment ;

3. (

• banish ,
• relegate ,
• bar

) expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" ;

4. (

• banish

) drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" ;