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prohibit
(pr/oU/'h/I/b/I/t )

verb (v)

  • command against(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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