prohibit
//pɹəˈhɪbɪt//
Forms
- present (v1)
- prohibit
- past (v2)
- prohibited
- past participle (v3)
- prohibited
- present participle
- prohibiting
- 3rd person singular
- prohibits
Definitions
1.To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
- The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.
- Crossing the border without permission is prohibited.
- I was prohibited to come.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4091
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English prohibiten
From Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).