tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 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; see ghabh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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