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prohibits

prohibits is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 prohibits

What is prohibits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prohibits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prohibit.

Words near prohibits in the dictionary

  1. prohibitives
  2. prohibitor
  3. prohibitorily
  4. prohibitors
  5. prohibitory
  6. prohibits
  7. prohis
  8. proholiday
  9. prohormonal
  10. prohormone
  11. prohormones

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