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to unban

to unban

1 3.5
Allow someone or something to take part again after being blocked
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈbæn/
  • Jargon
translation icon : levantar la prohibición
  • It should be noted that President de Klerk's February 1990 decision to unban the ANC and other organizations did not alter these laws.
  • decision to unban

Oh, and also unbanned private health insurance fracking ban.

Examples

  • Oh, and also unbanned private health insurance fracking ban.

    Megyn Kelly

  • What did they say that they were they just like unbanned, unnamed.

  • And the conversation at that time was Donald Trump had just been unbanned on Facebook, and they was asking whether that was OK.

  • Didn't Tommy ban you and force you to beg him to unban you on Twitter?

    Blog text (18)

  • Oh, and also unbanned private health insurance fracking ban.

    Megyn Kelly

  • Didn't you get banned by Tommy and then beg him on Twitter to unban you?

    Blog text (18)

  • Note that this is also the case when you are given the option to ban and unban members; only the red circle next to a member's name means that they are NOT banned, and a green circle means that they ARE banned.

    Blog text (24)

  • And maybe, just maybe there's hope that he's been unbanned so that Elon could convince him to be an advertiser.

  • The decision to unban the SACP, together with the ANC, PAC, and a whole slew of other organizations regarded as communist-affiliated, was linked by de Klerk himself to recent international developments.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The government decided to unban political gatherings to allow citizens to voice their opinions freely.

Synonyms

to lift
vsto unban
255 4.2

To officially end a rule or restriction

is an action that allows return or reuse after restriction
to unblock
vsto unban
3 3.5

Allow someone to use money or assets again after they were frozen

is broader, allowing people or things to join or be used again
to unfreeze
vsto unban
  • Specialized
2 4.3

Allow use of money or assets that were blocked

is more general, applying to participation or use beyond only funds
to readmit
vsto unban
1 4.2

Allow someone to enter or join again after they were removed

covers the same return idea but also applies to non-person things

Antonyms

to ban
  • Formal
484 1.4

To officially stop someone from doing something by law or rule

How Permitted

to authorize
489 4.4
to unban
  • Jargon
1 3.5
to allow
∞ 1.0
to restrict
361 3.1
to forbid
60 2.8

Surface Forms

unban infinitive
unbanned past
unbanned past participle
unbanning present participle
unbans third person singular

Morphology

unban = ban (transparent) = un + ban

The meaning is clearly derived from the base word 'ban' with the prefix 'un-' indicating reversal.

Etymology

Unban is made of the little prefix un- meaning 'remove' or 'not' and the word ban meaning 'a rule that stops someone or something'. So to unban someone is to 'remove the ban' and allow them to take part again.