prohibit

Meaning

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

Synonyms

forbid
B2
ban
C1
interdict
disallow
prevent
B2
stop
A1
🛑
hinder
22k
deny
B2
proscribe
bar
A2
veto
C2
taboo
C2
debar
inhibit
40k
nix
23k
outlaw
C2
enjoin
obstruct
28k
resist
B2
restrict
26k
refuse
B1
caution
C1
block
B1
detain
C2
illegalize
oppose
C1
restrain
C2
suppress
C2
warn
B1
exclude
C2
desist
23k
foreclose
38k
forewarn
halt
B2
delay
B2
hold
A1
hold back
plug up
impede
33k
defend
B1
cover
A2
interrupt
B2
negate
43k
control
A2
object
B2

object to

contradict
C2
prohibition
C2
order
A1
commandment
C2
precept
preclude
44k
clutch
C2
check
A1
protest
B2
recant
33k

be in the way

be greedy

not allow

alert
B2
say no
stem
C1

forbid ban

abnegate
tabu
throttle
C2
abjure

hamper hinder

advise against

disclaim
disown
27k
embargo
28k
encumber
disavow
37k
Translations

proibire
verbieten
interdire
prohibir
vietare
verbieden
prohiber
untersagen
défendre
impedire
Frequency

29k
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).

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