prohibit

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to officially forbid... ban bar forbid disallow veto

Opposites

admit allow approve authorize consent let permit ratify sanction suffer tolerate warrant

Word family

Forms prohibitedprohibitingprohibits

Etymology

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

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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