- prohibitor
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prohibitor — n. averter, one who precludes, one who prevents; forbidder, one who enjoins, one who proscribes … English contemporary dictionary
prohibitor — bə̇d.ə(r), bə̇tə noun ( s) Etymology: Latin from prohibitus (past participle of prohibēre to prohibit) + or more at prohibit : one that prohibits … Useful english dictionary
prohibiteur — ⇒PROHIBITEUR, TRICE, adj. Rare. Qui interdit quelque chose. Ce pauvre Socrate n avait qu un démon prohibiteur; le mien est un grand affirmateur, le mien est un Démon d action, ou Démon de combat (BAUDEL., Poèmes prose, 1867, p.217). Empl. subst.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prohibit — prohibiter, prohibitor, n. /proh hib it/, v.t. 1. to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here. 2. to forbid the action of (a person). 3. to prevent; hinder. [1400 50; late ME < L prohibitus ptp. of… … Universalium
prohibit — verb (prohibits, prohibiting, prohibited) 1》 formally forbid by law, rule, etc. 2》 prevent. Phrases the prohibited degrees another term for the forbidden degrees (see forbid). Derivatives prohibiter noun … English new terms dictionary
prohibit — /prəˈhɪbət / (say pruh hibuht) verb (t) 1. to forbid (an action, a thing) by authority: smoking is prohibited. 2. to forbid (a person) from doing something. 3. to prevent; to hinder. {Middle English, from Latin prohibitus, past participle, held… …
prohibit — [prō hib′it, prəhib′it] vt. [ME prohibeten < L prohibitus, pp. of prohibere, to prohibit < pro , before (see PRO 2) + habere, to have (see HABIT)] 1. to refuse to permit; forbid by law or by an order 2. to prevent; hinder SYN. FORBID… … English World dictionary
prohibit — v.tr. (prohibited, prohibiting) (often foll. by from + verbal noun) 1 formally forbid, esp. by authority. 2 prevent; make impossible (his accident prohibits him from playing football). Phrases and idioms: prohibited degrees degrees of blood… … Useful english dictionary
