Prohibit vs Welcome - What's the difference?
prohibit | welcome |
To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
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To accept something willingly or gladly.
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
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*:When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
Producing gladness.
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The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
The utterance of such a greeting.
Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
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As verbs the difference between prohibit and welcome
is that prohibit is to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit while welcome is to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".As an interjection welcome is
Greeting given upon someone's arrival.As an adjective welcome is
whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.As a noun welcome is
the act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.prohibit
English
Verb
(en verb)Ed Pilkington
‘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 alsoAntonyms
* allow * authorizeSee also
* interdict * debar * prevent * hinderExternal links
* * English transitive verbs ----welcome
English
Verb
(welcom)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“A very welcome , kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.
Noun
(en noun)- We entered the house and found a ready welcome .
- his warmest welcome at an inn
- Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
