prohibit

verb

1. command against

   verb.communication

   Synonyms disallow forbid interdict nix proscribe veto

   Antonyms allow countenance let permit

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God <i>prohibited</i> Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we <i>prohibit</i> a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law <i>prohibits</i> men from stealing, or it <i>prohibits</i> stealing.

   verb

   Source: webster1913