prohibit

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pro·hibit AW [prohibit prohibits prohibited prohibiting] BrE [prəˈhɪbɪt] NAmE [prəˈhɪbɪt] NAmE [proʊˈhɪbɪt] verb (formal)
1. often passive to stop sth from being done or used especially by law
Syn: ↑forbid
•~ sth a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol
•~ sb from doing sth Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.
•~ (sb) doing sth The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds.
2. ~ sth / sb from doing sth to make sth impossible to do
Syn: ↑prevent
•The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.

Example Bank:
•Smoking in the cinema is strictly prohibited.
•The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes.
•The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.
•The regulations effectively prohibit the entry of seeds into the country.
•The treaty prohibits nations from making claims in outer space.
•The very restrict regulations effectively prohibit the entry of soil or plants grown in soil into the country.
•A law was introduced prohibiting the sale of alcohol.
•The convention strictly prohibits the dumping of waste at sea.
•The import of these products is prohibited by law.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  permit, allow, let, countenance