prohibit

Meaning of prohibit

verb

To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.

Information about prohibit

It is a verb.
The plural form of prohibit is: prohibits.
Languages in which prohibit is used:
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- Catalan
- English

Hyphenation of prohibit

pro-hibit

It consists of 2 syllables and 8 letters.
prohibit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

prohibit synonyms

Meaning forbid:

forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow

Meaning :

prohibit antonyms

Meaning :

allow, authorize

Translation of prohibit

German: verbieten, untersagen
French: interdire, défendre
Spanish: prohibir
Portuguese: proibir
Italian: proibire, vietare

Words that rhyme with prohibit

ProHIBiT, adhibit, cohibit, disinhibit, exhibit, inhibit, overinhibit, preexhibit, reexhibit, reprohibit, Sibit, multibit

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