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banish vs dispel

dispel vs banish

banish and dispel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
banish No No Yes No
dispel No No Yes No
As verbs, dispel is a hypernym of banish; that is, dispel is a word with a broader meaning than banish:
  • banish: drive away
  • dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of banish include chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back.
banish (verb) dispel (verb)
drive away force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
expel, as if by official decree to cause to separate and go in different directions
expel from a community or group
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Difference between banish and dispel

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