Definitions for prohibit
proʊˈhɪb ɪtpro·hib·it

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. prohibitverb

   To forbid, disallow, or proscribe; to make illegal or illicit.

   The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROHIBITverb

   Etymology: prohibeo, Lat. prohiber, Fr.

   1. To forbid; to interdict by authority.

   She would not let them know of his close lying in that prohibited place, because they would be offended. Philip Sidney.

   The weightiest, which it did command them, are to us in the gospel prohibited. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 11.

   2. To debar; to hinder.

   Gates of burning adamant
   Bar’d over us, prohibit all egress. John Milton.

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1. prohibit

   To prohibit means to formally forbid or prevent something by law, rule, or other authoritative regulation. It involves banning, disallowing, or making something illegal or against the rules.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Prohibitverb

   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

2. Prohibitverb

   to hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prohibit

   prō-hib′it, v.t. to hinder: to check or repress: to prevent: to forbid: to interdict by authority.—ns. Prohib′iter; Prohibi′tion, the act of prohibiting, forbidding, or interdicting: an interdict: the forbidding by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks; Prohib′itionism; Prohibi′tionist, one who favours prohibitory duties in commerce: one who advocates the forbidding by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks.—adj. Prohib′itive.—adv. Prohib′itively.—adj. Prohib′itory, that prohibits or forbids: forbidding.—Prohibited degrees (see Forbidden degrees, under Degree).—Writ of prohibition (law), a writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court: (Scots law) a clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, &c. [L. prohibēre, prohibitum—pro, before, habēre, to have.]

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1. Prohibit

   Forbid vs. Prohibit -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Forbid and Prohibit.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prohibit' in Verbs Frequency: #1092

How to pronounce prohibit?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prohibit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prohibit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prohibit in a Sentence

1. George Callas:

   You could not do a straight up, un-off set three-year corporate rate cut through reconciliation, the rules prohibit it. You might be able to do two years. A two-year corporate rate cut ... I will say would have virtually no growth effect.

2. Jerry Moran:

   He does deny that he's done anything wrong in his service to the country. And particularly his time at the White House as a physician in White House Medical Unit, he indicated that he knows of nothing that would prohibit him from being qualified, capable and the right person to the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

3. Harold Wimmer:

   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a unique opportunity to reverse this spike in youth use, by denying any flavored tobacco product permission to remain on the market when it reviews the applications due to the agency on September 9, in the meantime, our states and communities must act to fill the void left by FDA's failure to take action by passing state and local laws to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products.

4. Mike Causey:

   Generous insurance benefits and lump sum payments with few restrictions on out-of-network providers are a real problem that needs to be addressed by health insurers and legislators, the current system makes it way too easy for fraud to be committed and lives to be destroyed. The issue regarding how insurers use contract provisions to prohibit Assignment of Benefits is under review. Our goal is to establish guidelines that will protect the consumer while allowing insurers the ability to control health care costs. Our concern is provisions like these can be exploited and we are researching ways to address this issue.

5. Ji Rong:

   Since last year, the Indian side has repeatedly used national security as an excuse to prohibit some mobile apps with Chinese background. These moves [ are ] in violation of WTO non-discriminatory principles.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prohibit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prohibit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prohibit
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prohibit
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prohibit