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banish

/ˈbænɪʃ/verb

उच्चारण बैनिश

निर्वासित करना; दूर करना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to order somebody to leave a place, especially a country, as a punishment; to make somebody or something go away

    निर्वासित करना; दूर करना

    • banish fear
    • The teacher tried to banish the students' fear of mathematics.
    • The king chose to banish the minister from the kingdom.
    + 2 more examples
    • Good light and fresh air can banish a bad mood.
    • Nothing could banish the memory of that night.

    Synonyms exile expel deport dismiss dispel

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

banish + sb + from + place

Use 'from' for the place a person is sent away from, and 'to' for where they are sent. It is a formal word usually used for a punishment.

व्यक्ति को जिस जगह से निकाला जाए उसके लिए 'from' और जहाँ भेजा जाए उसके लिए 'to' आता है। यह औपचारिक शब्द है और प्रायः दंड के रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • The king banished the minister from the kingdom.
  • Rama was banished to the forest for fourteen years.

banish + abstract noun (fear, doubt, thought)

Banish can also mean to drive a feeling or idea from your mind completely.

'Banish' का अर्थ किसी भावना या विचार को मन से पूरी तरह निकाल देना भी हो सकता है।

  • Radhika tried to banish her fear before the interview.
  • A good sleep banished all thoughts of failure.

be banished (passive)

The passive is very common in stories and news: the person who is sent away is the subject, and the authority is introduced with 'by'.

कहानियों और समाचारों में passive बहुत आम है: जिसे निकाला गया वह subject होता है और निकालने वाली सत्ता 'by' से जुड़ती है।

  • The poet was banished by the emperor for his writings.
  • Plastic bags were banished from the market last year.

banish + sth + to + place (to put away)

Banish may also mean to put something away out of sight.

'Banish' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को नज़र से दूर रख देना भी हो सकता है।

  • She banished the old toys to the loft.
+Collocations 4

banish + feeling

feardoubtworrysadnessgloom

  • A cheerful song banished the gloom of the rainy afternoon.

adverb + banish

foreverpermanentlyfinallytemporarily

  • The rebel leader was banished forever.

banish + from / to

from the villagefrom the courtto an islandfrom memory

  • He was banished from the village for stealing.

banish + noun

thoughtsmemoriesdemonsshadows

  • She could not banish the memory of the accident.
“More examples 5
  • In the ancient story, the prince was banished by his stepmother's wish.

प्राचीन कथा में राजकुमार को उसकी सौतेली माँ की इच्छा से निर्वासित कर दिया गया।

  • The monsoon rain banished the summer heat at last.

मानसून की बारिश ने आख़िरकार गर्मी की तपिश को दूर कर दिया।

  • Radhika could not banish the worry about her results.

राधिका अपने परिणाम की चिंता को मन से निकाल नहीं पाई।

  • The court banished the gang's leader from the district.

अदालत ने गिरोह के सरग़ना को ज़िले से निष्कासित कर दिया।

  • The school has banished mobile phones from the classroom.

स्कूल ने कक्षा से मोबाइल फ़ोन को पूरी तरह हटा दिया है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The king banished him to leave the kingdom.

✓ The king banished him from the kingdom.

Banish is followed by an object and from + place, not by a to-infinitive.

'Banish' के बाद object और from + place आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all mean sending somebody away, but they differ in who does it and how final it is.

ये क्रियाएँ किसी को दूर भेजने के अर्थ में हैं, पर कौन करता है और कितना अंतिम है, इसमें अंतर है।

banish

Formal; to send somebody away as a punishment, or to drive away a feeling or idea.

Formal; दंड के रूप में किसी को दूर भेजना, या किसी भावना या विचार को हटा देना।

  • The ruler banished the traitor.

exile

To force somebody to live outside their own country, often for political reasons.

किसी को अपने देश के बाहर रहने के लिए बाध्य करना, प्रायः राजनीतिक कारणों से।

  • The leader was exiled for twenty years.

expel

To officially make somebody leave a school, club or country.

किसी को स्कूल, क्लब या देश से आधिकारिक रूप से निकाल देना।

  • The college expelled him for cheating.
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§Grammar and usage

Usage: banish thoughts or fears (make them go away).

प्रयोग में banish thoughts या fears (विचार या भय दूर करना)।