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   prohibit

   /prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪt/

   verb

   • 1. formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority: "all ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited" Similar forbidbanbarinterdictvetoproscribemake illegalplace an embargo onembargodisallowoutlawtabooenjoinrestrainOpposite permitauthorize
   • ▪ formally forbid someone from doing something: "he is prohibited from becoming a director"
   • ▪ (of a fact or situation) make (something) impossible; prevent: "the budget agreement had prohibited any tax cuts" Similar preventstoprule outprecludemake impossiblehinderimpedehamperobstructrestrictconstrainOpposite allowfacilitate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.

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   • 1. prohibitory adjective

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     to officially refuse to allow something: Motor vehicles are...

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     PROHIBIT translate: запрещать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     PROHIBIT translate: ～を禁止する, 禁止（きんし）する. Learn more in the...

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     PROHIBIT translate: prohibir, prohibir. Learn more in the...

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   To prohibit is to forbid, or to disallow something. In school, you are prohibited from leaving the premises before the end of the school day. The school administration also prohibits smoking and chewing gum.

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   Prohibit definition: to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law. See examples of PROHIBIT used in a sentence.

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   What does prohibit mean?

   • Definition of prohibit verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [often passive] to stop something from being done or used especially by law synonym forbid prohibit somebody from doing something Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. prohibit (somebody) doing something The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds.

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   What is the difference between prohibit and inhibit?

   • Prohibit most commonly means to forbid or disallow, but it can also mean what inhibit usually means—to prevent or hinder. Inhibit can also mean to forbid, but this use is much less common. Prohibit is most commonly used in the context of rules, especially official ones like laws. The speed limit prohibits you from going above a certain speed.

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   What does inhibit mean?

   • inhibit implies restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation. The rules prohibit dating a coworker. The prison's electric fence prohibits escape.

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   What is the difference between prohibit and forbid?

   • forbid, prohibit, interdict, inhibit mean to debar one from doing something or to order that something not be done. forbid implies that the order is from one in authority and that obedience is expected. prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations.

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