Meaning & use
Ban
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To officially or legally prohibit something.
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The city voted to ban smoking in all public parks.
Several countries have banned the use of single-use plastic bags.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'ban' refers to the official prohibition itself, as in 'a nationwide ban on imports.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
permitallow
Another way to use it
2. noun
An official or legal prohibition.
The government imposed a ban on the import of certain chemicals.
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