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unbanning

unbanning is the present participle and gerund of unban.

Meaning of unban

Verb

unban (third-person singular simple present unbans, present participle unbanning, simple past and past participle unbanned)

  1. (transitive) To lift a ban against.
    • De Klerk was not acting totally unilaterally and independently when he announced the decision to unban previously banned parties like the ANC […]2000, Julian Kunnie, Is apartheid really dead?

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Noun

unbanning (plural unbannings)

  1. The removal of a ban.
    • While the liberalisation of politics took place inter alia through the unbanning of the liberation movements, the securocratic mindset that had been intentionally developed and honed since 1972 plus the implementation of the State Security Council (SSC) remained intact.1998, Carl Schutte, The Hidden hand: covert operations in South Africa, page 145
    Synonyms:
    unban

Synonyms of unbanning

Forms of unbanning

pluralunbannings

Questions about unbanning

What does unbanning mean?
Unbanning means the removal of a ban.
What is unbanning the present participle and gerund of?
Unbanning is the present participle and gerund of unban.
What part of speech is unbanning?
Unbanning is a noun.
What is the plural of unbanning?
The plural of unbanning is unbannings.

Words near unbanning in the dictionary

  1. unbankrupted
  2. unbanks
  3. unbannable
  4. unbanned
  5. unbannered
  6. unbanning
  7. unbannings
  8. unbans
  9. unbaptisable
  10. unbaptise
  11. unbaptised

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