to lift
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4.2
- verb
- /lɪft/
:
levantar
- Among other things, that required lifting the various sanctions imposed by the two countries following the Tiananmen incident.
- lift the ban
- lift the embargo
- lift economic sanctions
You can't see patients via telehealth in California, but they've lifted those state restrictions.
- You can't see patients via telehealth in California, but they've lifted those state restrictions.
- And then the constraint was left, was lifted.
- The judge allowed, lifted all the Ndas off all the victims from Weinstein.
- Then now, you know, as the quarantine slowly, kind of, you know, they're lifting some restrictions and this and that.
- That's why he's so adamant in his big, beautiful bill to lift the debt ceiling.
- And believe it or not, they didn't drink as much when the Prohibition was lifted.
Examples
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Such a strategy was already in place before he lifted the ban on party politics in May 1992.
Academic text (1992) -
Consequently, church members pleaded with their leaders to lift the ban on kerosene refrigerators.
Academic text (1992) -
It's gonna take at least a week to get a judge to lift it.
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The travel ban is lifted and I think we should all go to Italy.
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- But the restrictions have been lifted...
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In March 1990, the government lifted the emergency law provisions instituted 28 years earlier.
Academic text (1991) -
Hanoi is almost desperate for Washington to lift its embargo, hopefully followed by recognition.
Academic text (1991) -
You can't see patients via telehealth in California, but they've lifted those state restrictions.
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The government decided to lift the restrictions on international travel starting next month.
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After much debate, the council voted to lift the ban on outdoor gatherings.
Synonyms
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4.3
To cancel a law or rule so it no longer applies
122
5.6
Officially cancel a decision or law
112
4.1
To officially end a law, system, or practice
109
4.9
To officially cancel a previous decision, especially by a court
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6.2
Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license
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7.9
Officially cancel a law, order, or agreement
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6.6
Cancel an official decision so it is no longer in effect
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8.1
Forcefully stop something like a protest or rumor
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9.2
To cancel or reverse an earlier order
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6.3
Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid
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Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
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Etymology
Lift in the sense of ending a rule comes from the same root meaning 'remove' or 'take away', as if you 'raise off' a restriction. That's why to lift a ban means to end it.