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banish

verb

1 he was banished for his crime:

exile, expel, deport, eject, expatriate, extradite, repatriate, transport;

cast out, oust, drive away, evict, throw out, exclude, shut out, ban;

Christian Church excommunicate;

in ancient Greece ostracize.

▷antonyms admit; readmit.

2 Chris's smile would banish any fear or suspicion:

dispel, dismiss, disperse, scatter, dissipate, drive away, drive off, chase away, rout, oust, cast out, shut out, get rid of, quell, allay, eliminate, dislodge.

▷antonyms engender.