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Ban

/bˈæn/
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(verb) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

The local school board would go to any length to ban that book.
There are movements to try to ban TV advertising.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government decided to ____ smoking in all public buildings city.

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