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to prohibit

to prohibit

299 3.3
To officially say that something is not allowed by law
  • verb
  • /prəˈhɪbɪt/
translation icon : prohibir
  • The law, of course, prohibits the disclosure of classified security information.
  • laws prohibit
  • regulations prohibit
  • prohibit discrimination

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Examples

  • All use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes is strictly prohibited on event grounds except for designated smoking areas.

  • Finally, families signed a lease agreement that prohibited pets and tobacco smoke in the home.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We are prohibited from giving you that name.

  • Smoking on this property is prohibited.

  • The sanctions prohibit the sale, transfer, supply or export of aircraft or any aircraft components.

  • Days later, President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in housing.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There are only three states that prohibit by law the use of minors as informants.

  • The new treaty will prohibit the use, stockpiling, production and trade of cluster munitions.

  • They adopted a law designed to prohibit depictions of animal cruelty.

  • Smoking on this property is prohibited.

Synonyms

to forbid
vsto prohibit
211 3.0

Order someone not to do something

is an official ban by law or rule, not only a personal command
to outlaw
vsto prohibit
114 4.4

To make something illegal

is a specific legal change that creates criminal status rather than a simple rule
to preclude
vsto prohibit
55 7.2

To stop something from happening or make it impossible

is an official ban enforced by law, rule, or authority rather than general prevention
to disallow
vsto prohibit
  • Formal
16 3.9

To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule

is an official ban by law, rule, or authority rather than mere refusal
to proscribe
vsto prohibit
  • Formal
8 8.6

To forbid something by law or official rule

is used for official bans by law or authority in general cases
to interdict
vsto prohibit
  • Formal
4 9.4

To stop someone or something by an official order

is an official ban by law, rule, or authority rather than a private order
to embargo
vsto prohibit
  • Formal
1 7.0

To stop trade with a country or limit goods sold to it

is an official ban covering many contexts, not limited to trade
to illegalize
vsto prohibit
  • US
1 6.7

To make something against the law

is the formal act of making something unlawful under law or rule

Antonyms

1.0

To let something happen or let someone do something

531 1.5

To allow someone to do something

How Forbidden

to ban
  • Formal
484 1.4
to prohibit
299 3.3
to restrict
361 3.1

Surface Forms

prohibit infinitive
prohibited past
prohibited past participle
prohibiting present participle
prohibits third person singular

Etymology

The word prohibit comes from Latin parts pro- meaning 'away' and habere meaning 'to hold', the same root as the English words 'have' and 'hold'. So it originally meant 'hold away' or 'keep back', which is why prohibit today means to officially forbid something.