prohibit

Word Type

v. t.

prohibit Meaning Definition

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.

Synonyms for prohibit

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Synonym Search Links for prohibit

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