banishes

VERB

expel from place or situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismiss dispel drive away eject eliminate eradicate evict exclude exile get rid of isolate ostracize oust outlaw relegate remove

STRONG

ban deport discard discharge dislodge excommunicate expatriate proscribe rusticate sequester transport

WEAK

cast out expulse extradict shake off shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit allow fix hold include incorporate keep plant take in welcome

STRONG

permit

Example Sentences

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There he bestowed upon the banishers of the Harpies crowns and arm rings of gold and richly colored garments and brazen chests in which to store the treasure that he gave.

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

Then too there are other cockles, and sand-eels, And periwinkles, unproductive fish, Which men entitle banishers of men, But which we gods call white and beautiful.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

There he bestowed upon the banishers of the Harpies crowns and arm rings of gold and richly-colored garments and brazen chests in which to store the treasure that he gave.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic