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verb (used with object)
1.
to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
2.
to forbid the action of (a person).
3.
to prevent; hinder.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prohibitus past participle of prohibēre to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold; see habit
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prohibitus past participle of prohibēre to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold; see habit
Related forms
pro·hib·it·er, pro·hib·i·tor, noun
un·pro·hib·it·ed, adjective
Antonyms
1. permit.
1. permit.
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Prohibiting
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Word Origin & History
prohibit
early 15c.; see prohibition.
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