| prohibit | 1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing. Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing. 2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. "Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress." (Milton) Synonym: To forbid, interdict, debar, prevent, hinder. Prohibit, Forbid. To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more formal or official. A parent forbids his child to be out late at night; he prohibits his intercourse with the profane and vicious. Origin: L. Prohibitus, p. P. Of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See Habit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| prohibitory | Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. Prohibitory index. See Index. Origin: L. Prohibitorius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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forbid: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
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| Prohibit | command against |
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| Prohibit | forbidden by law |
| Prohibit | excluded from use or mention |
| Prohibit | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
| Prohibit | a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages |
| Prohibit | a decree that prohibits something |
| Prohibit | refusal to approve or assent to |
| Prohibit | the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment |
| Prohibit | the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment |
| Prohibit | a political party in the United States |
| Prohibit | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| Prohibit | tending to discourage (especially of prices) |
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