Prohibit

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Prohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Prohibiting.]
	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.
	2.	To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. - Milton.

Verb

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prohibit - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" Synonyms: disallow, forbid, proscribe, veto, interdict

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