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prohibit |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prohibit \Pro*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prohibited}; p. pr & vb n. {Prohibiting}.] [L. prohibitus p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before forth + habere to have hold See {Habit}.] 1. 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. Note: Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing. 2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us prohibit all egress. --Milton. Syn: To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder. Usage: {Prohibit}, {Forbid}. To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more formal or official. A parent forbids his child to be out late at night; he prohibits his intercourse with the profane and vicious. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prohibit v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night" [syn: {forbid}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
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