interdict C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈɪntɚdɪkt/ UK /ˈɪntədɪkt/ See IPA manual Freq #92014 Meanings 1 verb To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction. Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. 2 verb To forbid (someone) from doing something. Do not look so alarmed, Madame; every possible precaution has been taken to prevent infection. I have given the strictest orders to interdict any communication between her attendants and those devoted to your service. 3 verb To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). Grant did not cease his efforts to interdict Lee's supply lines and break through the defenses. Thesaurus Word family Related forms interdictioninterdictiveinterdictivelyinterdictorinterdictory Etymology From Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire (“forbid”), from Latin interdīcō (“prohibit, forbid”), from inter- (“between”) + dīcō (“say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interdict **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntɚdɪkt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntədɪkt/ **Frequency rank:** 92014 ## Meanings 1. To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction. 2. To forbid (someone) from doing something. 3. To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). ## Examples - Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. - Do not look so alarmed, Madame; every possible precaution has been taken to prevent infection. I have given the strictest orders to interdict any communication between her attendants and those devoted to your service. - Grant did not cease his efforts to interdict Lee's supply lines and break through the defenses. ## Related Forms - interdiction - interdictive - interdictively - interdictor - interdictory ## Etymology From Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire (“forbid”), from Latin interdīcō (“prohibit, forbid”), from inter- (“between”) + dīcō (“say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown