prohibit
Meanings
Verb
- command against
- To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“I fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).
Synonyms
ban, banish, bar, criminalize, debar, disallow, enjoin, estop, forbid, foresnaffle, forfend, interdict, nix, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, taboo, veto
Antonyms
admit, allow, approve, authorize, consent, let, permit, ratify, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant
Scrabble Score: 15
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