Ban and Deter

Ban

Ban verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Usage example: the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

Deter and ban are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Ban".

Nearby Word: banned

Deter

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

Ban and deter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ban" instead a verb "Deter".

Common collocations

people ban people deter people
group ban group deter group
someone ban someone deter someone
anyone ban anyone deter anyone
Other words: player, players.
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