prohibit
1Prohibit — Pro*hib it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prohibited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prohibiting}.] [L. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God… …
2prohibit — pro‧hib‧it [prəˈhɪbt ǁ proʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially stop someone doing something by making it illegal or against the rules: • The firm s own internal rules now prohibit that type of loan. prohibit somebody from doing something •… …
3prohibit — I verb ban, banish, bar, block, check, circumscribe, control, counteract, curb, debar, deny, disallow, disqualify, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, foreclose, forfend, gainsay, halt, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, interdict, interfere, limit,… …
4prohibit — PROHIBÍT, Ă, prohibiţi, te, adj. (Despre mărfuri) A căror producere, vânzare, export sau import sunt interzise. – v. prohibi. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 PROHIBÍT adj. interzis, oprit. (Băuturi prohibit.) Trimis de siveco,… …
5prohibit — In current usage, prohibit can be followed either by a noun or pronoun denoting the thing prohibited (The UN Declaration calls on all countries to prohibit all forms of human cloning) or by a noun or pronoun denoting the person prohibited, (or… …
6prohibit — [prō hib′it, prəhib′it] vt. [ME prohibeten < L prohibitus, pp. of prohibere, to prohibit < pro , before (see PRO 2) + habere, to have (see HABIT)] 1. to refuse to permit; forbid by law or by an order 2. to prevent; hinder SYN. FORBID… …
7prohibit — early 15c., from L. prohibitus, pp. of prohibere (see PROHIBITION (Cf. prohibition)). Related: Prohibited; prohibiting …
8prohibit — *forbid, inhibit, enjoin, interdict, ban Analogous words: *prevent, preclude, obviate: debar, shut out, *exclude: *hinder, impede, obstruct: *restrain, curb, check Antonyms: permit Contrasted words: * …
9prohibit — [v] make impossible; stop ban, block, bottle up*, box in*, bring to screeching halt*, constrain, cool*, cork*, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, forfend, freeze*, gridlock, halt, hamper, hang up*, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, jam… …
10prohibit — ► VERB (prohibited, prohibiting) 1) formally forbid by law, rule, etc. 2) make impossible; prevent. DERIVATIVES prohibitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin prohibere keep in check …
