verb (used with object)
- to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- to forbid the action of (a person).
- to prevent; hinder.
verb (tr)
- to forbid by law or other authority
- to hinder or prevent
v.early 15c., from Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibere “to hold back, restrain” (see prohibition). Related: Prohibited; prohibiting.