prohibit
verb
/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/
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/pɹəʊˈhɪbɪt/
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/pɹəˈhɪbət/
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/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/
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- (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
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interdire,
prohiber
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prohibitive
noun
/pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
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- (grammar) A negative imperative.
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défense
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prohibition
noun
/ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
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/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
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- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
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prohibition,
interdiction
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Prohibition
properNoun
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- (history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.
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Prohibition
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