prohibit (redirected from prohibiting)

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"