'Prohibit' definitions:

Definition of 'prohibit'

(from WordNet)
verb
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow, countenance, let, permit]

Definition of 'Prohibit'

From: GCIDE
  • Prohibit \Pro*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Prohibiting.] [L. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See Habit.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. [1913 Webster]
  • Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder.
  • Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]