PROHIBIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does prohibit mean? 

• PROHIBIT (verb)
  The verb PROHIBIT has 1 sense:

1. command against

  Familiarity information: PROHIBIT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROHIBIT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they prohibit    ... he / she / it prohibits   
Past simple: prohibited   
Past participle: prohibited   
-ing form: prohibiting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Command against

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

disallow; forbid; interdict; nix; prohibit; proscribe; veto

Context example:

Dad nixed our plans

Hypernyms (to "prohibit" is one way to...):

command; require (make someone do something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prohibit"):

ban (prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure)

bar; debar; exclude (prevent from entering; keep out)

enjoin (issue an injunction)

criminalise; criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; outlaw (declare illegal; outlaw)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue prohibit the movie

Derivation:

prohibition (the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof))

 Context examples 

South End is prohibited, if you please.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

He came; and he would have been delighted to shew his uniform there too, had not cruel custom prohibited its appearance except on duty.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

This prohibits oral administration of certain classes of drugs especially peptides and proteins.

(Oral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Balls will be absolutely prohibited, unless you stand up with one of your sisters.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Some of these reefs were in areas where fishing was prohibited and some were not.

(Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, Wikinews)

This allele, which encodes dead end protein homolog 1 protein, plays a role in regulating gene expression by prohibiting miRNA-mediated gene suppression.

(DND1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare disorder characterized by the presence of low levels of antithrombin III which prohibits the formation of blood clots.

(Antithrombin III Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): prohibited medication, missed dose of study medication, missed recording data in diary, late visit (for minor deviations).

(Performed Protocol Deviation Subcategory Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

In addition to the resistance showed by traditional communities, such as indigenous people and descendents of slaves; farm workers— small land owners included—still occupy prohibited territories.

(Brazilian savanna unprotected, study finds, Agência Brasil)

All the species listed under these categories have been granted full protection by environmental agencies, and capture, transport, storage, custody, handling, processing, and marketing of these animals is prohibited.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)