prohibit

=[|prohibit from Wiktionary]=

//**Prohibit** is part of the [|Academic Word List]. It is important for students in college and university.//

Pronunciation

 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/20px-Loudspeaker.svg.png width="20" height="20" caption="Loudspeaker.svg"]] [|Audio (US)][|help], [|file]

Verb
//The laws were changed to **prohibit** slavery.//
 * Plain form prohibit ||  || Third-person singular **[|prohibits]** ||   || Past tense **[|prohibited]** ||   || Past participle **[|prohibited]** ||   || Present participle **[|prohibiting]** ||
 * 1) If you **prohibit** something, you say that it must not be done.
 * 1) If [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/d/d/9dd4e461268c8034f5c8564e155c67a6.png caption="x"]] **prohibits** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/1/5/415290769594460e2e485922904f345d.png caption="y"]], [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/1/5/415290769594460e2e485922904f345d.png caption="y"]] is not [|possible] because of [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/d/d/9dd4e461268c8034f5c8564e155c67a6.png caption="x"]].//The use of a password **prohibits** access to outsiders.//

Synonyms

 * [|ban]
 * [|forbid]
 * [|block]
 * [|prevent]

Antonyms

 * [|allow]
 * [|permit]
 * [|encourage]