prohibit
[verb]
Synonyms:
- forbid, ban, debar, disallow, outlaw, proscribe, veto
- prevent, hamper, hinder, impede, restrict, stop

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Antonyms: permit

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English Thesaurus: bar, pub, public house, sb’s local, inn, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pro‧hib‧it AC /prəˈhɪbət, prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: prohibit; noun: prohibition; adjective: prohibitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of prohibere 'to hold away, prevent']

1. [usually passive] to say that an action is illegal or not allowed Synonym : ban, forbid:
Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the factory.
prohibit somebody from doing something
They are prohibited from revealing details about the candidates.

2. formal to make something impossible or prevent it from happening

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

prohibit
verb
ADV. strictly Smoking in the cinema is strictly prohibited.
expressly, specifically | effectively The very restrict regulations effectively prohibit the entry of soil or plants grown in soil into the country.
constitutionally The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.
PREP. from The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

prohibit
verb
BAD: Even the teachers were prohibited to walk on the lawn.
GOOD: Even the teachers were prohibited from walking on the lawn.

Usage Note:
prohibit sb from doing sth : 'The government intends to prohibit shopkeepers from selling cigarettes to children.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

bar a place where people go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks:
A man went into a bar and ordered a drink.
Let’s meet up in the hotel bar.
The city centre is full of wine bars and restaurants.
The club has a restaurant and a cocktail bar.
pub a building in Britain where alcohol can be bought and drunk, and where meals are often served:
Do you fancy going to the pub?
a country pub
public house British English formal a pub:
The fight took place outside a public house in the city centre.
sb’s local informal a pub near where you live, especially one you often go to:
The Red Lion’s my local.
inn a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside – often used in the name of the hotel or pub:
The Bull Inn dates back to the 15th century.
The hotel was once a 17th century coaching inn (=used by people travelling by coach and horses).
gastropub a pub that is known to serve very good food:
a gastropub with a riverside restaurant
the Windmill Gastropub
tavern British English a pub in the past where you could also stay the night – used nowadays in the names of some pubs:
the Turf Tavern
Marlowe was killed in a fight in a tavern.
watering hole informal a bar, pub etc where people drink alcohol – often used humorously. A watering hole is also the name for a place where wild animals go to drink:
The bar became a popular watering hole for journalists.
What’s your favorite watering hole?
dive informal a bar, club etc that is cheap and dirty:
The place is a bit of dive.
honky-tonk American English informal a cheap bar where country music is played:
They played in every honky-tonk in Tennessee.
saloon a bar in the western United States. Also used in Britain about the part of a pub which has comfortable chairs where you can sit and relax:
I felt like a cowboy walking into a saloon in the Wild West.
Do you want to stay in the saloon, or would rather go into the other bar?
barman especially British English a man who serves drinks in a bar:
A big Irish barman pulled me a pint of beer.
barmaid British English a woman who serves drinks in a bar:
I was working in the evenings as a barmaid.
bartender especially American English someone who makes, pours, and serves drinks in a bar or restaurant:
The bartender gave him his change.
bar staff the people serving drinks or food in a bar or pub:
The local pub is advertising for bar staff.
landlord British English a man who owns or manages a pub:
He became violent and the landlord asked him to leave.
forbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed:
His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol.
It is forbidden to say such things.
not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it:
The company does not allow smoking inside the building.
Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow:
My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow:
Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination.
Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
ban to say officially that people must not do or have something:
Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting.
The book was banned in many countries.
prohibit /prəˈhɪbət, prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this:
Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something:
The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

forbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed:
His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol.
It is forbidden to say such things.
not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it:
The company does not allow smoking inside the building.
Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow:
My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow:
Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination.
Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
ban to say officially that people must not do or have something:
Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting.
The book was banned in many countries.
prohibit /prəˈhɪbət, prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this:
Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
bar [usually passive] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially:
Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.
proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something:
The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲