prohibit

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for prohibit

prohibit 🔊 /pɹowhɪˈbʌt/

prohibit : වළක්වනවා

prohibit : එපා කරනවා

prohibit : තහනම් කරනවා

prohibit definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing.
  2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.