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prohibit

pro·hi·bit

UK/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ US/pɹəʊˈhɪbɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

command against

  • “I forbid you to call me late at night”
  • “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”
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Origin

From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).

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