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Prohibit vs Inhibited - What's the difference?

prohibit | inhibited |

As verbs the difference between prohibit and inhibited

is that prohibit is to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit while inhibited is (inhibit).

prohibit

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited , yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

    Synonyms

    * forbid * disallow * ban * See also

    Antonyms

    * allow * authorize

    See also

    * interdict * debar * prevent * hinder

    inhibited

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inhibit)
  • Derived terms

    * inhibitedly * inhibitedness

    inhibit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to hinder; to restrain
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * disinhibit * disinhibition * inhibition