"debank" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /di(ː)ˈbæŋk/ Forms: debanks [present, singular, third-person], debanking [participle, present], debanked [participle, past], debanked [past]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: From de- + bank, partly (sense 1) by analogy with deplatform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|bank}} de- + bank Head templates: {{en-verb}} debank (third-person singular simple present debanks, present participle debanking, simple past and past participle debanked)
  1. (transitive) To deprive a person or organisation of banking services, especially for political reasons. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-debank-en-verb-z2kXIpQb Disambiguation of Banking: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To cease or cause to stop operating as a bank. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-debank-en-verb-eyDTWEp5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: de-bank

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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