The difference between Banish and Exile
When used as verbs, banish means to send someone away and forbid that person from returning, whereas exile means to send into exile.
Exile is also noun with the meaning: the state of being banished from one's home or country.
check bellow for the other definitions of Banish and Exile
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Banish as a verb:
To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
Examples:
"If you don't stop talking [[blasphemy blasphemies]], I will banish you."
"He was banished from the kingdom."
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Banish as a verb:
To expel, especially from the mind.
Examples:
"'banish fear, qualm."
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Exile as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being banished from one's home or country.
Examples:
"He lived in exile."
"They chose exile rather than assimilation."
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Exile as a noun (countable):
Someone who is banished from their home or country.
Examples:
"She lived as an exile."
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Exile as a verb (transitive):
To send into exile.