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ban

[ ˈban]

ban

verb

[ˈban]

banned; banning

Definition of ban

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1 : to prohibit especially by legal means
//ban discrimination Is smoking banned in all public buildings?
also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of
//ban a book ban a pesticide

2 : bar sense 3c
//banned from the U.N.

3 archaic : curse It is a hard fate … to be banned … by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is.— Edward Bulwer Lytton

intransitive verb

archaic : to utter curses or condemnations The serious world will scold and ban …— Joseph Rodman Drake

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First Known Use of ban

Verb

12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Noun (2)

1880, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ban

Verb

Middle English bannen to summon, curse, from Old English bannan to summon; akin to Old High German bannan to command, Latin fari to speak, Greek phanai to say, phōnē sound, voice

Noun (1)

Middle English, partly from bannen & partly from Old French ban, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command

Noun (2)

Romanian, money, coin, small coin

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Synonyms & Antonyms of ban

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 a prayer that harm will come to someone

a father's ban upon his ungrateful son

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2 an order that something not be done or used

a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places

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no-no,
taboo
(also tabu)

prevention

no-no

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prescription

ban

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of ban (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to order not to do or use or to be done or used

the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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2 to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Phrases Synonymous with ban

close one's doors to

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unban

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ban

verb

English Language Learners Definition of ban

: to forbid people from using (something) : to say that something cannot be used or done

: to forbid (someone) from doing or being part of something

ban

verb

\ ˈban \

banned; banning

Kids Definition of ban

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to forbid especially by law or social pressure
//Smoking was banned.

ban

noun

Kids Definition of ban (Entry 2 of 2)

: an official order forbidding something

ban

transitive verb

banned; banning

Legal Definition of ban

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to prohibit or forbid especially by legal means (as by statute or order)
//ban solicitation also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of
//legislation to ban DDT

ban

noun

Legal Definition of ban (Entry 2 of 2)

: prohibition especially by statute or order
//a ban on automatic weapons