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pro·hib·it
 prohibit
- pronunciation:
- pr
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biht
[or]
pro
hI
biht
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prohibited, prohibiting, prohibits |
| definition 1: |
to forbid (an action) by authority.
New York State law prohibits operating a vehicle without shoes.Swimming is prohibited outside designated areas in the park.
- synonyms:
- disallow, forbid, interdict, outlaw, proscribe
- antonyms:
- allow, authorize, legalize, permit
- similar words:
- ban, enjoin, inhibit, preclude, taboo, veto
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| definition 2: |
to forbid (a person) from taking a particular action.
Her mother tried to prohibit her from seeing her father after he left the family.- synonyms:
- inhibit
- antonyms:
- allow, authorize, permit
- similar words:
- ban, bar, forbid, prevent, stay
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| definition 3: |
to render impossible; prevent.
Icy roads prohibited further travel.- synonyms:
- foil, forbid, hinder, inhibit, prevent, stop
- antonyms:
- allow, enable, permit
- similar words:
- arrest, block, check, frustrate, halt, hamper, impede, obstruct, obviate, preclude, stay
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| related words: |
banish, deny, embargo, exclude, overrule |
| derivation: |
prohibited (adj.) |
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