ˈbænɪʃ ˈblækbɔːl ˈɒstɹəsaɪz ˈɑstɹəˌsaɪz ˈɹɛlɪɡeɪt ʃʌn drive away banish bad thoughts banish gloom expel, as if by official decree he was banished from his own country expel from a community or group ban from a place of residence, as for punishment