Category:Prohibit

Pro*hib"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Prohibiting.] Etym: [l. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; Pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See habit.]

1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, god prohibited adam from Eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from Doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits Men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing.

Note: prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but Is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing.

2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. Gates of burning adamant, barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.

Syn. -- to forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder. -- prohibit, forbid. To forbid is anglo-saxon, and is more familiar; To prohibit is latin, and is more formal or official. A parent Forbids his child to be out late at night; he prohibits his Intercourse with the profane and vicious.