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Noun

The act or state of prohibiting

Adjective

Intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something

Limiting the expression or release of something, as in restraining, confining, or curbing it

Verb

Present participle for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of

Present participle for to stop or prevent the movement or progress of

Present participle for to hinder or impede the progress or movement of

Present participle for to refuse, or to vote against

Present participle for to put an end to, especially formally

Present participle for to forgo, or prevent oneself from doing, something

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Noun

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The act or state of prohibiting

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

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“The prohibiting of alcohol consumption in certain public areas led to a decrease in disorderly behavior.”

Adjective

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Intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something

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Adjective

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Limiting the expression or release of something, as in restraining, confining, or curbing it

Verb

Present participle for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of

“A few operators advocated province-wide regulations to prohibit smoking in all restaurants.”

Verb

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Present participle for to stop or prevent the movement or progress of

bringing to screeching halt

baulking^UK

balking^US

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“What if circumstances prohibit us from pursuing anything further?”

Verb

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Present participle for to hinder or impede the progress or movement of

baulking^UK

balking^US

standing in the way of

contravening

defending against

steering clear of

putting the kibosh on

throwing a spanner in the works

putting the stopper on

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

upsetting the applecart

giving the run around

getting in the way of

keeping within the limits of

putting at a disadvantage

placing at a disadvantage

bogging down

weakening

tying someone's hands

decelerating

subduing

regulating

keeping within bounds

putting straitjacket on

throwing monkey wrench in

putting out of commission

inflicting a handicap on

doing a disservice to

telling against

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

treating unfavourably

giving a disadvantage to

dragging your feet

tiing one's hands

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“The downtrend in output growth will almost certainly prohibit any further progress through the end of the year.”

Verb

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Present participle for to refuse, or to vote against

placing an embargo on

shooting down

putting an end to

giving the thumbs down to

passing on

ruling against

giving the red light to

passing by

putting a stop to

putting down

declaring null and void

refusing permission to

giving thumbs down

putting the kibosh on

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

putting an embargo on

giving something a miss

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

officially forbidding

giving thumbs down to

making something punishable

declaring something a punishable offence

considering undesirable

recanting

abolishing

averting

placing an injunction on

placing injunction on

closing one's doors to

giving the brush-off to

making it impossible for

making impracticable

ceasing

making it impracticable for

putting the chill on

leaving out in the cold

fettering

refusing entrance to

striking

standing in the way of

refusing admission to

giving the cold shoulder to

removing

giving the thumbs down

withholding patronage

brushing off

imposing sanctions

abstaining from

having nothing to do with

cold-shouldering

refusing to take part in

holding aloof from

washing your hands of

refraining from

turning your back on

staying away from

giving a wide berth to

letting something slide

missing out

skipping over

factoring out

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Verb

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Present participle for to put an end to, especially formally

abolishing

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

putting the kibosh on

closing down

knocking something on the head

putting kibosh on

Verb

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Present participle for to forgo, or prevent oneself from doing, something

restraining oneself from

preventing oneself from

leaving alone

managing not to

turning down

resisting the temptation to

checking oneself

stopping oneself from

breaking the habit of

giving something a miss

giving a wide berth to

avoiding doing something

ceasing to indulge in

suffering deprivation

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