prohibit

tr.v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.

1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See synonyms at forbid.
2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.

[Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibēre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-¹ + habēre, to hold.]

verb

To refuse to allow: ban, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, proscribe, taboo. See allow/prevent.

v

Definition: make impossible; stop
Antonyms: allow, authorize, favor, permit, push

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IN BRIEF: To forbid by law or by an order. Also: To stop or hold back.

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbieden, onmogelijk maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - interdire, empêcher

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαγορεύω, θέτω υπό απαγόρευση

Italiano (Italian)
proibire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - proibir

Русский (Russian)
запрещать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prohibir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbjuda, förhindra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
禁止, 阻止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 禁止, 阻止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 금지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 禁止する, …に…するのを禁止する, 妨げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمنع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אסר, פסל, מנע‬

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