Prohibit

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.
  • v. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To forbid, disallow, or proscribe; to make illegal or illicit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To forbid by authority; to interdict; ; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing.
  • v. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To forbid; interdict by authority: as, to prohibit a person from doing a thing; to prohibit the doing of a thing.
  • To hinder; debar; prevent; preclude.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. command against
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    command    require   
    Cross Reference
    prohibited degrees    hinder    prevent    debar    interdict   
    Hyponym
    criminalise    illegalize    ban    illegalise    exclude    debar    bar    outlaw    criminalize    enjoin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    interdict    hinder    debar    prevent    preclude    forbid    disallow    ban   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    inhibit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts