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English verb: prohibit | |||
| 1. | prohibit (communication) command against | ||
| Samples | I forbid you to call me late at night. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store. Dad nixed our plans. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue prohibit the movie | ||
| Synonyms | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, proscribe, veto | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, require | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, bar, criminalise, criminalize, debar, enjoin, exclude, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw | ||
| Antonyms | countenance, permit, allow, let | ||
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