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adjective
- 1. that has been forbidden; banned: "they had deliberately fed prohibited material to their herd"
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to officially refuse to allow something: Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre. The government introduced a law prohibiting tobacco advertisements on TV. Parking is strictly prohibited between these gates. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to forbid someone or something.
The meaning of PROHIBITED is not permitted : forbidden by authority. How to use prohibited in a sentence.
Prohibited definition: forbidden by authority or law. See examples of PROHIBITED used in a sentence.
to officially stop something from being done by making rules or laws that do not allow it: The government introduced a law prohibiting tobacco advertisements on TV.
The meaning of PROHIBIT is to forbid by authority : enjoin. How to use prohibit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prohibit.
It's a strong word, indicating that something is banned and suggesting dire consequences if the ban is not obeyed. On the other hand, when something is prohibited it might seem more appealing. Definitions of prohibited. adjective. forbidden by law. synonyms: banned. illegal. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules. adjective.
1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened. [Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibēre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-1 + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots .]
verb (used with object) to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here. Synonyms: interdict. Antonyms: permit. to forbid the action of (a person). to prevent; hinder. Synonyms: obstruct. prohibit. / prəˈhɪbɪt / verb. to forbid by law or other authority. to hinder or prevent. Discover More. Derived Forms.
not allowed; banned. There was no evidence that the athlete was trying to improve his performance when he took the prohibited substance. Smoking on site is strictly prohibited.
verb. /prəˈhɪbɪt/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪt/ (formal) Verb Forms. [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.
