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to prohibit
01
to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law
Transitive: to prohibit an action
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
prohibit
3rd person singular
prohibits
present participle
prohibiting
past simple
prohibited
past participle
prohibited
Examples
The city council passed a law to prohibit the use of fireworks within city limits.
Lexical Tree
prohibited
prohibition
prohibitive
prohibit
