ban

English

/bæn/, [bɛən]

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To summon; to call out.
  • (transitive) To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
  • (transitive) To curse; to execrate.
  • (transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
  • (transitive) To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bannen (bannish, curse, summon) inherited from Old English bannan (proclaim, summon, command, call out) borrowed from Old Norse banna (curse, prohibit, ban) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (forbid, ban, curse, order, proclaim, summon, command, banishment) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-new-ti, bʰh₂-n̥w-énti, *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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