Banish and Rid

Banish

Banish verb - To force to leave a country.

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

Nearby Words: banishment, banishing

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Banish and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Banish" instead a verb "Rid".

people	banish people	rid people
ghost	banish ghost	rid ghost
land	banish land	rid land
time	banish time	rid time
Other words: way, evil, enemy, everyone, demons.

The only way to get rid of him is blowing the Horn of Hel to banish him back to Vallhala.

Source: Film / Vikingdom
Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: She was fatally wounded in the attempt, but she managed to banish the devil that other gods have died to get rid of from the human realm on her own.

Source: Comic Book / Hexed
Taking You with Me: Xins decided to banish the spirit of Snix, banishing himself in the process to finally get rid of him (and himself) once and for all.

Source: Film / Snix

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