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   ban

   /ban/

   verb

   • 1. officially or legally prohibit (something): "parking is banned around the harbour in summer" Similar prohibitforbidvetoproscribedisallowoutlawmake illegalembargoplace an embargo onbardebarblockstopput a stop toput an end tosuppressinterdictenjoinrestrainOpposite permit
   • ▪ officially prevent (someone) from doing something: "her son was banned for life from the Centre" Similar excludebanishexpelejectevictdrive outforce outoustremoveget rid ofdrum outthrust outpush outturn outprohibit from enteringinformal:boot outkick outgive someone the bootturf outOpposite admit

   noun

   • 1. an official or legal prohibition: "a proposed ban on cigarette advertising" Similar prohibitionvetoproscriptionembargobarsuppressionstoppageinterdictinterdictionmoratoriuminjunctionOpposite permission
   • ▪ an official exclusion of a person from an organization, country, or activity: "a ban on dangerous jet-ski riders" Similar exclusionbanishmentexpulsionejectionevictionremovalOpposite admission
   • ▪ a sentence of outlawry: historical "the Presbyterians were under the ban of the law"
   • 2. a curse: archaic "the land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites"

   Word Origin Old Englishbannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bannable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • A

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   • N

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BAN definition: 1. to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: 2. an official order that…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of BAN is to prohibit especially by legal means; also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of. How to use ban in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › banBAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   A ban is a law or rule that prohibits, or bans, something, as in The winter parking ban starts on December 1. A ban can also be an informal prohibition, such as by public opinion. Example: We had to ban the use of power tools for school projects after an unfortunate incident in shop class.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   an official order that prevents something from happening: There should be a ban on talk ing loudly in movie theaters. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of ban from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ban | Intermediate English. verb [ T ] us / bæn / -nn-

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A ban is an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used. The General also lifted a ban on political parties. American English : ban / ˈbæn /

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishban verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   to decide or say officially that something is not allowed synonym prohibit. ban something The law effectively bans smoking in all public places. a list of banned substances. The use of these chemicals in homes was banned outright by the government in 2000. ban something from something a campaign to ban sugary drinks from schools. Extra Examples.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › banBan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The verb to ban means to forbid something from being or happening. The word can also be used as a noun. A school board might put a ban on all books that refer to Jefferson's mistress if they don't want anyone reading about her.