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- pronunciation:
- baen
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bans, banning, banned |
| definition: |
to forbid, usu. officially; prohibit.
That country has strict laws that ban pornography.The sale of alcohol was banned for several years.The regime banned most books that were written by dissident authors.- synonyms:
- forbid, prohibit, proscribe
- antonyms:
- license, permit
- similar words:
- bar, exclude, inhibit, interdict, kick out, outlaw, segregate, taboo, veto
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| related words: |
banish, blackball, blacklist, boycott, embargo, prohibit |
adverb + (v.)ban
effectively, officially, specifically
(v.)ban
+ adverb
altogether, completely, outright, virtually
(v.)ban
+ noun
abortion,
advertising,
alcohol,
baseball,
campus,
cigarette,
cloning,
contribution,
demonstration,
discrimination,
disposal,
firearm,
flag,
funding,
hunting,
import,
importation,
marriage,
mine,
ownership,
practice,
preference,
procedure,
publication,
sale,
sales,
substance,
tobacco,
use
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a law or rule that prohibits.
A ban was imposed on smoking in restaurants.- synonyms:
- prohibition
- similar words:
- edict, embargo, ordinance, sanction, taboo
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| definition 2: |
an unofficial prohibition or condemnation, as by public opinion.
- synonyms:
- condemnation, prohibition, taboo
- similar words:
- boycott, censure
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| related words: |
blacklist, exclusion |
adjective + (n.)ban
complete, comprehensive, congressional, constitutional, federal, gay, nuclear, outright, partial, permanent, proposed, smoking, statewide, strict, temporary, total, worldwide
verb + (n.)ban
approve,
challenge,
defy,
enact,
end,
enforce,
extend,
favor,
impose,
institute,
issue,
lift,
oppose,
overturn,
pass,
propose,
reject,
remove,
repeal,
sign,
support,
uphold,
violate,
vote
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(n.)ban
+ verb
prohibit, smoke
noun + (n.)ban
birth, drilling, export, gift, gun, handgun, ivory, lifetime, lifting, opponent, restriction, smoking, test, travel
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