prohibit

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb command against

Etymology

From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).

In classic literature

Synonyms

forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

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