1. [verb] (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
2. [verb] (with simple direct object)
3. [verb] (with from)
4. [verb] (dated) (with out of)
5. [verb] (archaic) (with two simple objects (person and place))
6. [verb] To expel, especially from the mind.
7. [verb] Expel from a community or group.
8. [verb] Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.
9. [verb] Expel, as if by official decree; 'he was banished from his own country'.
10. [verb] Drive away; 'banish bad thoughts'; 'banish gloom'.