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prohibition | forbid |

As a noun prohibition

is an act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

As a proper noun Prohibition

is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

As a verb forbid is

to disallow; to proscribe.

prohibition

English

(wikipedia prohibition)

Noun

  • An act of prohibiting]], forbidding, disallowing, or [[proscribe, proscribing something.
  • A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * permission

    Related terms

    * prohibit

    forbid

    English

    Verb

  • To disallow; to proscribe.
    • Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden .
  • * 1908 ,
    • the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.
  • To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Have I not forbid her my house?
  • To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
    • An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
  • * Dryden
    • a blaze of glory that forbids the sight
  • (obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He shall live a man forbid .
  • (obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

    • Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive'' when the forbidden person is mentioned, and the ''gerund (-ing) otherwise. See . Examples: ** The management forbids employees to smoke in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are identified) ** Employees are forbidden to smoke in the office. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are identified) ** The management forbids smoking in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are not identified) ** Smoking in the office is forbidden. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are not identified)

    Synonyms

    * prohibit * disallow * ban * veto * See also

    References

    * * English irregular verbs English reporting verbs