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prohibitprohibit /proʊˈhɪbɪt, prə-/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYprohibitOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of prohibere to hold away, prevent VERB TABLEprohibit |
| Present | I, you, we, they | prohibit | | he, she, it | prohibits | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prohibited | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prohibited | | he, she, it | has prohibited | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prohibited | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prohibit | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prohibited |
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| Present | I | am prohibiting | | he, she, it | is prohibiting | | you, we, they | are prohibiting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was prohibiting | | you, we, they | were prohibiting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prohibiting | | he, she, it | has been prohibiting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prohibiting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prohibiting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prohibiting |
THESAURUSto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.► forbidto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.: At that time, the state law forbade the teaching of evolution. ► not allow/permit/let to say that someone must not do something, and to stop him or her from doing it. Not permit sounds more formal or official than not allow or not let: I’m not allowed to stay out past midnight. Smoking is not permitted in the building. ► ban to say officially that people must not do or have something, especially something that was allowed before: The country’s government has banned foreign journalists from the area. ► prohibit if a rule or law prohibits something, the rule or law says it is not allowed: Selling cigarettes to people under 18 is prohibited. ► outlaw to make a law that prohibits something: In the 1920s the sale of alcohol was outlawed. ► bar to officially stop someone from entering a place or doing something, usually because he or she has done something wrong: Journalists were barred from the courtroom. ► proscribe formal to officially stop the existence or use of something: The laws proscribe child labor. 1law to officially say that an action is illegal or not allowed SYN forbid, ban: Selling alcohol to people under 21 is prohibited.prohibit somebody from doing something Laws prohibited blacks from owning property.► see thesaurus at forbid2to make something impossible or prevent it from happening: prohibit somebody/something from doing something His poor eyesight prohibited him from becoming a pilot. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of prohibere to hold away, prevent] |