🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

추방하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chubanghada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Banish/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 왕국에서 추방당했다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To send someone away from a place as an official punishment.

    "The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom."
  2. 2

    To get rid of something unwanted.

    "She tried to banish her fears before the big presentation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'banish' originates from the Middle English 'banisshen', which is derived from the Old French 'banir', meaning 'to exile'. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'banire', which means 'to proclaim' or 'to summon', reflecting a historical context of expulsion or removal from a place.

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