prohibit

pro·hib·it

 (prō-hĭb′ĭt)

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 prohibēre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-¹ + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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prohibit

(prəˈhɪbɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to forbid by law or other authority

2. to hinder or prevent

[C15: from Latin prohibēre to prevent, from pro-¹ + habēre to hold]

proˈhibiter, proˈhibitor n

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pro•hib•it

(proʊˈhɪb ɪt)

v.t.

1. to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.

2. to forbid the action of (a person).

3. to prevent; hinder.

[1400–50; < Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibēre to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid =pro- pro-¹ + -hibēre, comb. form of habēre to have, hold; see habit¹]

pro•hib′it•er, pro•hib′i•tor, n.

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prohibit

To prohibit something means to forbid it or make it illegal.

We prohibit air guns and other weapons that might wound someone.

She believes that nuclear weapons should be totally prohibited.

You can say that someone is prohibited from doing something.

Guests were once prohibited from entering the kitchen.

The country has a law prohibiting employees from striking.

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prohibit

Past participle: prohibited
Gerund: prohibiting

Imperative

prohibit

prohibit

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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, criminalize the law which prohibits trading on Sunday
forbid allow, permit, order, let, further, suffer, command, endure, license, tolerate, authorize, consent to, give leave to

2. prevent, restrict, rule out, stop, hamper, hinder, constrain, obstruct, preclude, impede, make impossible The contraption prohibited any movement.
prevent let, allow, permit

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prohibit

verb

To refuse to allow:

ban, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, proscribe, taboo.

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Translations

يَحْظِريَمْنَع

zakázat

forbyde

verbieten

απαγορεύω

prohibirvedar

kieltää

interdireprohiber

zabraniti

megtilt

banna

proibirevietare

禁止する禁じる

금지하다

drausti

aizliegt

verbieden

forby

zakazać

proibir

interzice

запрещать

prepovedati

förbjuda

ห้ามโดยกฎหมาย

yasaklamak

cấm

禁止

prohibit

[prəˈhɪbɪt] VT

1. (= forbid) → prohibir
to prohibit sb from doing sth → prohibir a algn hacer algo
"it is prohibited to feed the animals" → se prohíbe dar de comer a los animales
"smoking prohibited" → se prohíbe or está prohibido fumar
prohibited area → zona f prohibida

2. (= prevent) to prohibit sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo
his health prohibits him from swimming → su salud le impide nadar

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prohibit

[prəʊˈhɪbɪt] vt → interdire
to prohibit sb from doing sth → interdire à qn de faire qch
Foreigners are prohibited from owning shares in the company → Il est interdit aux étrangers de posséder des parts dans la compagnie.
to be prohibited [activity] → être interdit(e)
Smoking is prohibited → Il est interdit de fumer.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prohibit

vt

(= forbid) → verbieten, untersagen; to prohibit somebody from doing something → jdm verbieten or untersagen, etw zu tun; his health prohibits him from swimming → sein Gesundheitszustand verbietet (es) ihm zu schwimmen; “smoking prohibited” → „Rauchen verboten“

(= prevent) → verhindern; to prohibit something being done → verhindern, dass etw geschieht; to prohibit somebody from doing something → jdn daran hindern, etw zu tun

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prohibit

[prəˈhɪbɪt] vt

a. (forbid) → proibire, vietare
to prohibit sb from doing sth → vietare or proibire a qn di fare qc
"smoking prohibited" → "vietato fumare"

b. (prevent, thing) → impedire

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prohibit

(prəˈhibit) verb

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

prohibition (prəuiˈbiʃən) noun

1. the act of prohibiting. We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug. verbod مَنْع забраняване proibição zákaz das Verbot forbud απαγόρευσηprohibición keeld ممنوعیت kieltäminen interdictionאיסור निषेध, प्रतिषेध tilalom larangan bann proibizione 禁止 금지 (už)draudimas aizliegums larangan verbodforbudzakaz مخنيوى 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 proibição zákaz das Verbot forbud απαγόρευση, απαγορευτικός νόμος ή κανόνας prohibición keeld, keeluseadus منع kielto interdictionאיסור नशाबंदी, मद्य निषेध eltiltás larangan bann divieto 禁止令 금지령 draudimas aizliegums peraturan verbod forbud/regel mot zakaz منع،مخنيوى proibição interdicţie запрет zákaz prepoved zabrana förbud ข้อห้าม yasak 禁令 заборона حکم امتناعي qui định cấm 禁令

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prohibit

→ يَحْظِر zakázat forbyde verbieten απαγορεύω prohibir kieltää interdire zabraniti vietare 禁止する 금지하다 verbieden forby zakazać proibir запрещать förbjuda ห้ามโดยกฎหมาย yasaklamak cấm 禁止

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