prohibit

Verb

Verb Forms: prohibited, prohibiting, prohibits

To forbid something by authority or rule.
command against
To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Examples

I was prohibited to come.
The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.
The tournament rules strictly prohibit the use of anagram solvers.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“I fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).

Synonyms

disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, proscribe, veto, ban, banish, bar, criminalize, debar, enjoin, estop, foresnaffle, forfend, outlaw, prohibit, taboo

Antonyms

allow, permit, admit, approve, authorize, consent, let, ratify, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant

Scrabble Score: 15

prohibit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prohibit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prohibit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

prohibit: valid Words With Friends Word