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/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit..
The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.
I was prohibited to come.
Crossing the border without permission is prohibited.
In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
Like the previous rules, the new guidance doesn’t prohibit membership in an extremist organization, but officials said it makes it very difficult to participate. […] For years, the Defense Department relied on a nebulous definition of extremist activity that listed it among a wide array of prohibited behavior. […] “It’s threading a very fine needle when we’re engaging in prohibiting conduct that may be protected by the First Amendment,” said one official. “There’s always going to be this balancing that goes on.”
The Foreign Assistance Act bars assistance to any country that “prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.”
Use prohibit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prohibit means (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit..
Common synonyms include prohibit, ban, banish, bar.
Possible antonyms include admit, allow, approve, authorize.
The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.
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