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dispel vs banish

banish vs dispel

dispel and banish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dispel No No Yes No
banish No No Yes No
As verbs, banish is a hyponym of dispel; that is, banish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispel:
  • dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • banish: drive away
Other hyponyms of dispel include fire, clear the air, shoo, shoo away, shoo off.
dispel (verb) banish (verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings drive away
to cause to separate and go in different directions expel, as if by official decree
expel from a community or group
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Difference between dispel and banish

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