English > prohibit: 1 sense > verb 1, communication| Meaning | command against. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
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| Model | Sam and Sue prohibit the movie |
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| Synonyms | forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix |
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| Narrower | ban | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
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| bar, debar, exclude | prevent from entering |
| enjoin | issue an injunction |
| outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise | declare illegal |
| Broader | command, require | make someone do something |
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| Opposite | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
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| Spanish | desaprobar, impedir, negar, prohibir, proscribir, rechazar, vetar |
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| Catalan | anul·lar, impedir, prohibir, rebutjar, refusar |
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| Nouns | prohibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
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