| VERB | communication | prohibit, forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix | command against |
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| Sounds | prowhhih'baht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | command against. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue prohibit the movie | |
| Synonyms | forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix | |
| Narrower | ban | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
| bar, debar, exclude | prevent from entering | |
| enjoin | issue an injunction | |
| outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise | declare illegal | |
| Broader | command, require | make someone do something |
| Opposite | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
| Spanish | desaprobar, impedir, negar, prohibir, proscribir, rechazar, vetar | |
| Catalan | anul·lar, impedir, prohibir, rebutjar, refusar | |
| Nouns | prohibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
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