ban
verb [T usually passive] /bæn/ (-nn-)Definition
B2 to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries. [+ from + -ing verb] She was banned from driving for two years.Legislation and law-makingForbidding and banning things
(Definition of ban verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abolish verb
- abolitionist noun
- ban noun
- bar verb (PREVENT)
- blacklist noun
- censorship noun
- clean sth up phrasal verb (BAD BEHAVIOUR)
- curfew noun
- debar verb
- deny verb (REFUSE)
- disallow verb
- nix verb
- off-limits adjective
- outlaw verb
- prohibit verb
- prohibition noun
- proscribe verb
- unauthorized adjective
- veto noun
- veto verb
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