Antonyms for banning

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ban-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn ɪŋ

Definition of banning

Origin : Old English bannan "to summon, command, proclaim," from Proto-Germanic *bannan "proclaim, command, forbid" (cf. Old High German bannan "to command or forbid under threat of punishment," German bannen "banish, expel, curse"), originally "to speak publicly," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak" (cf. Old Irish bann "law," Armenian ban "word;" see fame (n.)).
Main modern sense of "to prohibit" (late 14c.) is from Old Norse cognate banna "to curse, prohibit," and probably in part from Old French ban, which meant "outlawry, banishment," among other things (see banal) and was a borrowing from Germanic. The sense evolution in Germanic was from "speak" to "proclaim a threat" to (in Norse, German, etc.) "curse."
The Germanic root, borrowed in Latin and French, has been productive, e.g. banish, bandit, contraband, etc. Related: Banned; banning. Banned in Boston dates from 1920s, in allusion to the excessive zeal and power of that city's Watch and Ward Society.

verb officially forbid

Example sentences :

I beetled it down to the nearest phone and got hold of my BANning number.
Extract from : « A Spaceship Named McGuire » by Gordon Randall Garrett

A demand was made for the excommunication of the translator and the banning of his work.
Extract from : « Greece » by J.A. McClymont

White to the lips, Banning saluted, and executed the orders.
Extract from : « The Argus Pheasant » by John Charles Beecham

Banning suggested a sortie in force to intimidate the Dyaks.
Extract from : « The Argus Pheasant » by John Charles Beecham

She said, "Banning, do you know what a Jane Austen villain is?"
Extract from : « A World Apart » by Samuel Kimball Merwin

You taught me passion, Banning, then destroyed my capacity to enjoy it with anyone but you.
Extract from : « A World Apart » by Samuel Kimball Merwin

Its banning in Austria is therefore a mystery to me, as it must have been to the author.
Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker

A report of that kind to Dr. Matthews might result in the banning of cars at Hamilton.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Junior » by Pauline Lester

"I can't say—that is—" Banning took refuge in an embarrassed silence.
Extract from : « The Argus Pheasant » by John Charles Beecham

My heart's in my work, Banning; I'm not eager to undergo political eclipse at forty.
Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for banning

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