"banes" in the noun sense
1. bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
something causing misery or death
"the bane of my life"
"banes" in the verb sense
1. ban, censor
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
2. ban
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
"Smoking is banned in this building"
3. banish, ban
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
4. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball
expel from a community or group
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