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run off vs banish

banish vs run off

run off and banish both are verbs.

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

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