prohibit B2 Topic:Law & Government US /pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/ UK /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #29088 Meanings 1 verb To officially forbid something, often by law or rule. The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to officially forbid... banbarforbiddisallowveto ↔ Opposites admitallowapproveauthorizeconsentletpermitratifysanctionsuffertoleratewarrant Word family Forms prohibitedprohibitingprohibits Etymology AI details From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus). *per- Proto-Indo-European prohibiten Middle English prohibeō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prohibit **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 29088 ## Meanings 1. To officially forbid something, often by law or rule. ## Examples - The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio. ## Antonyms - admit - allow - approve - authorize - consent - let - permit - ratify - sanction - suffer - tolerate - warrant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *per- - Root: prohibiten - Root: prohibeō ## Etymology From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus). ## AI Etymology Prohibit comes from Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus). The historical chain includes *per- (Proto-Indo-European), prohibiten (Middle English), prohibeō (Latin). In present-day English it covers to officially forbid something, often by law or rule. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown