prohibit
v.to officially forbid something or make it illegal. You use this when a law or a rule says you cannot do a specific action.
v.to forbid something by authority, law, or regulation; to prevent an action from occurring. Transitive — requires a direct object.
“The new law will prohibit smoking in public parks.”
“The school rules strictly prohibit the use of mobile phones during final examinations to prevent cheating.”
“While the constitution protects free speech, it does not prohibit the government from regulating the time and place of public demonstrations to ensure safety.”
The verb is transitive and often follows the pattern 'prohibit something' or 'prohibit someone from doing something'.
Prohibit is followed by a gerund (-ing form) or a noun phrase, not an infinitive.
Usage prohibit use
“As occupied land, international law prohibits Israel from settling it.”
“South Carolina is the first state to pass a law that prohibits no-zero grading, allowing teachers to give below a minimum grade of 50 or 60.”
From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“I fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.