'Prohibit' definitions:
Definition of 'prohibit'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Prohibit'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. [1913 Webster]
- Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prohibit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anticipate,
- arrest,
- avert,
- ban,
- bar,
- bar out,
- block,
- blockade,
- bridle,
- check,
- close out,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- count out,
- curb,
- curtail,
- cut off,
- debar,
- decelerate,
- deflect,
- deny,
- deter,
- disallow,
- discourage,
- disenable,
- dishearten,
- disqualify,
- dompt,
- embargo,
- enjoin,
- estop,
- exclude,
- exclude from,
- fend,
- fend off,
- foil,
- forbid,
- foreclose,
- forestall,
- freeze out,
- frustrate,
- govern,
- guard,
- hamper,
- help,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- ignore,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- interdict,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep off,
- keep out,
- keep under control,
- lay under restraint,
- leave out,
- lock out,
- make impossible,
- obstruct,
- obviate,
- omit,
- ostracize,
- outlaw,
- pass over,
- preclude,
- prevent,
- proscribe,
- pull,
- pull in,
- refuse,
- rein,
- rein in,
- reject,
- relegate,
- repel,
- repress,
- repudiate,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- rule out,
- save,
- say no to,
- send to Coventry,
- set back,
- shut out,
- slow down,
- snub,
- stave off,
- stop,
- straiten,
- suppress,
- taboo,
- thwart,
- turn aside,
- ward off,
- withhold