Prohibit — Defs

01 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…

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.

Syn. To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder.

-- 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.