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turn back vs banish

banish vs turn back

turn back and banish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn back No No Yes No
banish No No Yes No
As verbs, banish is a hyponym of turn back; that is, banish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn back:
  • turn back: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • banish: drive away
Other hyponyms of turn back include fire, clear the air, shoo, shoo away, shoo off.
turn back (verb) banish (verb)
go back to a previous state drive away
turn inside out or upside down expel, as if by official decree
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of expel from a community or group
retrace one's course ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Difference between turn back and banish

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