prohibit

Meaning

To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Opposite of

allow, authorize, permit

Synonyms

forbid

ban

interdict

disallow

prevent

stop

🛑

hinder

deny

proscribe

bar

veto

taboo

debar

inhibit

nix

outlaw

enjoin

obstruct

resist

restrict

refuse

caution

block

detain

illegalize

oppose

restrain

suppress

warn

exclude

desist

foreclose

forewarn

halt

delay

hold

hold back

plug up

impede

defend

cover

interrupt

negate

control

object

object to

contradict

prohibition

order

commandment

Translations

proibire

verbieten

interdire

prohibir

verbieden

vietare

prohiber

proibir

απαγορεύω

défendre

untersagen

prohibeo

vetare

impedire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prohibiten

In summary

From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“I fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).