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   prohibit

   /prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪt/

   verb

   • 1. formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority: "all ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited" Similar forbidbanbarinterdictvetoproscribemake illegalplace an embargo onembargodisallowoutlawtabooenjoinrestrainOpposite permitauthorize
   • ▪ formally forbid someone from doing something: "he is prohibited from becoming a director"
   • ▪ (of a fact or situation) make (something) impossible; prevent: "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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prohibitory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

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   • H

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   • I

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   • B

     3

   • I

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   • T

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