prohibit

verb

proh-HIB-it/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/UKpruh-HIB-it/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/

Formsprohibits, prohibiting, prohibited

1 meaning of prohibit

1
verbtransitive
To officially forbid an action or make it illegal, usually through a rule, law, or order.
Park regulations prohibit visitors from feeding the wild animals.
The treaty prohibited both nations from testing nuclear weapons.
Similarban, forbid, disallow, proscribe
Oppositeallow, permit, authorize

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Origin

From Middle English prohibiten, from the Latin verb prohibeō ("I fend off, prevent, prohibit"), taken through its past participle prohibitus.