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   pro·hib·it

   /prəˈhibət/

   verb

   • 1. formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority: "laws prohibiting cruelty to animals" Similar forbidbanbarinterdictvetoproscribemake illegalplace an embargo onembargodisallowoutlawtabooenjoinrestrainOpposite permitauthorize
   • ▪ formally forbid a person or group from doing something: "he is prohibited from being a director"
   • ▪ (of a fact or situation) prevent (something); make impossible: "the budget agreement had prohibited any tax cuts" Similar preventstoprule outprecludemake impossiblehinderimpedehamperobstructrestrictconstrainOpposite allowfacilitate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.

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   • 1. prohibitory adjective

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