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Unbar vs Unban - What's the difference?

unbar | unban |

In transitive terms the difference between unbar and unban

is that unbar is to unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar while unban is to lift a ban against.

unbar

English

Verb

(unbarr)
  • To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).
  • To remove a prohibition.
  • To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.

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    unban

    English

    Verb

    (unbann)
  • To lift a ban against.
  • * 2000 , Julian Kunnie, Is apartheid really dead?
    • De Klerk was not acting totally unilaterally and independently when he announced the decision to unban previously banned parties like the ANC...
  • * 2004 , Paul Mutton, IRC Hacks
    • ChanServ can unban you from your channel when someone has banned you...