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prohibit

/pɹəʊˈhɪbɪt/
verb
  1. To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

    "The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio."

    Similar: ban, disallow, forbid

Synonymsban, disallow, forbid
Antonymsallow, authorize

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