prohibeo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2) to hold back or before, keep or ward off, restrain; avert; prevent, hinder
2. (conjugation-2) to forbid, prohibit
3. (conjugation-2) to keep, preserve, defend, protect
4. (conjugation-2) to keep someone (accusative) off something (ablative)

Concepts

forbid

prohibit

restrain

hinder

disallow

hold back

proscribe

interdict

withhold

repress

stem

suppress

ban

force back

constrain

curb

deter

hold off

keep back

nix

no

🙅

prevent

Opposite of

immineō, īnstō, obiectō

Synonyms

interdico

veto

interdicere

prohibetur

vetatur

prohibitum est

vetatum est

interdictus

vetitum est

interdictum

Translations

interdire

verbieten

απαγορεύω

verbieden

prohibir

proibir

proibire

untersagen

vietare

défendre

prohiber

intralci

منع

Pronounced as (IPA)

[proˈ(ɦ)ɪ.be.oː]

Etymology

From prō- + habeō (“to have”). Compare Old English forhealdan for the formation.