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- pronunciation:
- pr
hI
biht
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pro
hI
biht
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
prohibits, prohibiting, prohibited |
| definition: |
to not allow, by law or by some other authority.
State law prohibits smoking on buses.The school principal prohibited the students from playing radios in school.
- synonyms:
- forbid
- antonyms:
- allow, permit
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| related words: |
deny |
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| derivation: |
prohibited (adj.) |
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