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prohibiting

prohibiting is the present participle and gerund of prohibit.

Meaning of prohibit

Verb

prohibit (third-person singular simple present prohibits, present participle prohibiting, simple past and past participle prohibited)

  1. (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
    • The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.
    Antonyms:
    allow, authorize, permit

Questions about prohibiting

What is prohibiting the present participle and gerund of?
Prohibiting is the present participle and gerund of prohibit.

Words near prohibiting in the dictionary

  1. prohibitedness
  2. prohibiter
  3. prohibiters
  4. prohibiteth
  5. prohibitin
  6. prohibiting
  7. prohibitins
  8. prohibition
  9. prohibitional
  10. prohibitionary
  11. prohibitionism

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