banishes

Sends away permanently

Banishes is the third-person singular of banish, meaning to send away or expel, typically as punishment or by authority.

A ruler banishes a dissident from the kingdom; a parent banishes a child to their room.

Figuratively, to banish is to drive away or dispel: She banished the thought from her mind, Sunlight banished the gloom.

expels

exiles

Banished persons

  • deportsLegally expels foreigners
  • evictsExpels from property
  • oustsForcibly removes from position

ejects · expels · dispels · removes · purges · extradites · relegates · dislodges · uproots · exile

ostracizes

shuns

Deliberately avoids contact

rejects · isolates · alienates · marginalizes · boycotts · excommunicates · proscribes · sidelines · repudiates · disowns

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Opposites
inclusion vs. exclusion

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Receives with hospitality

includes · embraces · accepts · admits · invites

summoning vs. sending away

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Formal court notification

recalls · calls back · keeps · retains · beckons

harboring vs. expelling

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Sheltered waters for mooring

shelters · houses · protects · takes in · accommodates

Family

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