banish

Etymology

From Middle English banysshen, from Old French banir (“to proclaim, ban, banish”) and Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”). Compare to French bannir.

verb

1. (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
   He was banished from the kingdom for his crimes.
   The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table. December 15, 2011, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
   he never referreth any one unto vertue, religion, or conscience: as if they were all extinguished and banished the world […]. , II.10
   Then yours she will never be! You are banished her presence; her mother has opened her eyes to your designs, and she is now upon her guard against them. 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society, published 1985, page 190
2. To expel, especially from the mind.
   banish fear, qualm.