prohibit
verb /prəˈhɪbɪt/
/prəˈhɪbɪt/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prohibit | /prəˈhɪbɪt/ /prəˈhɪbɪt/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪt/ |
| he / she / it prohibits | /prəˈhɪbɪts/ /prəˈhɪbɪts/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪts/ |
| past simple prohibited | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| past participle prohibited | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form prohibiting | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to stop something from being done or used especially by law synonym forbid
- prohibit something a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol
- prohibit somebody from doing something Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.
- prohibit (somebody) doing something The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds.
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2, Law and justiceb2- The import of these products is prohibited by law.
- The regulations effectively prohibit the entry of seeds into the country.
- The convention strictly prohibits the dumping of waste at sea.
- The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes.
- The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- clearly
- explicitly
- …
- from
- prohibit something/somebody from doing something to make something impossible to do synonym prevent
- The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- clearly
- explicitly
- …
- from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.