prohibit
v. outlaw, forbid by law; interdict, enjoin, ban; prevent, hinder | ||||
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Prohibit Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Prohibit
(v. t.)
To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.
(v. t.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
prohibit
Verb
1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
(synonym) forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
(hypernym) command, require, compel
(hyponym) ban
(derivation) prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance
Verb
1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
(synonym) forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
(hypernym) command, require, compel
(hyponym) ban
(derivation) prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance
| hEnglish - advanced version |
prohibit
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.]
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.
note: prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing.
2. to hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. gates of burning adamant, barred over us, prohibit all egress.
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.]
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.
note: prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing.
2. to hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. gates of burning adamant, barred over us, prohibit all egress.
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Gwaharddu
Gwaharddu = v. to prohibit
Gwaharddu = v. to prohibit
Prohibit Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
prohibit
prohibeo, interdico
prohibeo, interdico
Prohibit Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Prohibit Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
prohibit
v. bot
v. bot
Prohibit Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Prohibition of alcohol
Prohibition of alcohol, often shortened to the term prohibition, also known as Dry Law, refers to a sumptuary law in a given jurisdiction which prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the prohibition of alcohol was enforced. Usually the term as referred to a historical period is applied to countries of European culture. In the Muslim World, consumption of alcoholic beverages is sometimes forbidden according to Islamic Law.
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