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banish vs run off

run off vs banish

banish and run off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
banish No No Yes No
run off No No Yes No
As verbs, run off is a hypernym of banish; that is, run off is a word with a broader meaning than banish:
  • banish: drive away
  • run off: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of banish include chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, turn back.
banish (verb) run off (verb)
drive away decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
expel, as if by official decree reproduce by xerography
expel from a community or group force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
run away secretly with one's beloved
run off as waste
Difference between banish and run off

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