"unban" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbans [present, singular, third-person], unbanning [participle, present], unbanned [participle, past], unbanned [past]
Etymology: un- + ban Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|ban}} un- + ban Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unban (third-person singular simple present unbans, present participle unbanning, simple past and past participle unbanned)
  1. (transitive) To lift a ban against. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unban-en-verb-fdRrKzPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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