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prohibits

/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪts/ /pɹəˈhɪbɪts/

Meanings
verb
To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Examples :

"The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio."
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Related Words

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forbid verb

/fəˈbɪd/ /fɚˈbɪd/

To disallow; to proscribe.

"Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."

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restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

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proscribe verb

/ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/ /ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb/

To forbid or prohibit.

"The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated."

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smoking verb

/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.

"My grandfather stopped smoking after he had a serious cough. "

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disallow verb

/dɪsəˈlaʊ/

To refuse to allow

"The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer."

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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officially adverb

/əˈfɪʃəli/

In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

"The school officially announced the new dress code on Monday. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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illegal noun

/ɪˈliːɡəl/ /ɪˈli.ɡəl/

An illegal act or technique.

"Using a fake ID was the illegal that got him expelled from school. "

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patio noun

/ˈpæti.əʊ/ /ˈpætioʊ/

A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

"We ate lunch on the patio because the weather was so nice. "

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illicit noun

/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

A banned or unlawful item.

"The illicit drugs were discovered hidden in the school locker. "