prohibit

pro·hib·it  (pr-hbt)

tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its

1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.

2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.

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[Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-¹ + habre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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prohibit

Verb

[-iting, -ited]

1. to forbid by law or other authority

2. to hinder or prevent: the paucity of information prohibits us from drawing reliable conclusions [Latin prohibere to prevent]

prohibitor n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

prohibit - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" disallow, forbid, nix, proscribe, veto, interdict command, require - make someone do something ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

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prohibit

verb 1. forbid, ban, rule out, veto, outlaw, disallow, proscribe, debar, interdict << OPPOSITE permit

verb 2. prevent, restrict, rule out, stop, hamper, hinder, constrain, obstruct, preclude, impede, make impossible << OPPOSITE allow

Translations

prohibit [prəˈhɪbɪt] vt → prohibir;

to prohibit sb from doing sth → prohibir a algn hacer algo;

"smoking prohibited" → "prohibido fumar"

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prohibit [prəˈhɪbɪt] vt → interdire, défendre;

to prohibit sb from doing sth → défendre or interdire à qn de faire qch;

"smoking prohibited" → "défense de fumer"

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prohibit [prəˈhɪbɪt] vt (= ban) → verbieten;

to prohibit sb from doing sth → jdm verbieten or untersagen, etw zu tun;

"smoking prohibited" → "Rauchen verboten"

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prohibit [prəˈhɪbɪt] vt → proibire, vietare;

to prohibit sb from doing sth → vietare or proibire a qn di fare qc;

"smoking prohibited" → "vietato fumare"

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prohibit

v prohibit [prəˈhibit]

to forbid Smoking is prohibited. verbied يَمْنَع забранявам zakázat forbyde verbieten απαγορεύω prohibir keelama ممنوع کردن kieltää interdire לֶאֱסוֹר निषेध करना (meg)tilt melarang banna proibire 禁止する ...을 금지하다 (už)drausti aizliegt melarang verbieden forby zabronić proibir a interzice запрещать zakázať prepovedati zabraniti förbjuda ห้าม yasaklamak 禁止 забороняти منع کرنا cấm 禁止

n prohibition [prəuiˈbiʃən]

1 the act of prohibiting We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug. verbod مَنْع забраняване zákaz forbud das Verbot απαγόρευση prohibición keeld ممنوعیت kielto interdiction אִיסוּר निषेध, प्रतिषेध tilalom larangan bann proibizione 禁止 금지 (už)draudimas aizliegums larangan verbod forbud (mot) zakaz proibição prohi­biţie, interzicere запрещение zákaz prepoved prohibicija förbud การห้าม yasaklama 禁止 заборона منع، رکاوٹ sự ngăn cấm 禁止

2 a rule, law etc forbidding something The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school. verbod قانون يَمْنَع забрана zákaz forbud das Verbot απαγόρευση, απαγορευτικός νόμος ή κανόνας prohibición keeld, keeluseadus منع sääntö interdiction אִיסוּר नशाबंदी, मद्य निषेध eltiltás larangan bann divieto 禁止令 금지법, 금지령 draudimas aizliegums peraturan verbod forbud/regel mot zakaz proibição interdicţie запрет zákaz prepoved zabrana förbud ข้อห้าม yasak 禁令 заборона حکم امتناعي qui định cấm 禁令