Banish and Defect

Banish

Banish verb - To force to leave a country.

Defect and banish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Banish".

Nearby Words: banishment, banishing

Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Banish and defect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Banish" instead a verb "Defect".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

heart banish heart defect heart
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