1 verb also POL make sb/sth go away TRANSITIVEdíbir verb c m uruaig verb c m uan ruaig a chur ar c m uthey banished him to Siberiadhíbir siad chun na Sibéire éhe was banished from the partydíbríodh as an bpáirtí é, cuireadh an ruaig air as an bpáirtíit's great for banishing winter bluesis slí mhaith é chun lionn dubh an gheimhridh a dhíbirt, is bealach maith é le fáil réitithe de ghruaim an gheimhridhshe banished the memorieschuir sí na cuimhní as a ceannthey banished him from the roomdhíbir siad as an seomra é, chuir siad an ruaig air as an seomrashe banished the snakesruaig sí na nathracha nimhe2 verb make sth stop TRANSITIVEdeireadh a chur le c m uour aim is to banish povertyis é an aidhm atá againn deireadh a chur leis an mbochtaineacht