vverb.socialforbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)Topic:medium
Synset:ban censor
Derivationally Related Form:ban
Hypernyms:criminalise criminalize illegalise illegalize outlaw
Inherited Hypernyms:banoutlawforbidcommandorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:embargo
Full Troponyms:embargo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: censor, ban)
vverb.communicationprohibit especially by legal means or social pressureExamples:- Smoking is banned in this building
Derivationally Related Form:ban
Hypernyms:disallow forbid interdict nix prohibit proscribe veto
Inherited Hypernyms:banforbidcommandorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing
vverb.socialban from a place of residence, as for punishmentSynset:ban banish
Hypernyms:expel kick out throw out
Inherited Hypernyms:banishexpelmove
Direct Hyponyms:rusticate
Full Troponyms:rusticate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialexpel from a community or groupSynset:ban banish blackball cast out ostracise ostracize shun
Derivationally Related Form:ostracismbanishmentblackball
Hypernyms:expel kick out throw out
Inherited Hypernyms:banishexpelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allforbidden by lawSynset:prohibited
Antonyms:legal
Inherited Hypernyms:banned
Similar to:illegal