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prohibit

To prohibit is to forbid someone from doing something or to prevent something from being done. (verb)

When you tell someone they are not allowed to enter your home and stop them from doing so, this is an example of a situation where you prohibit the person from entering your house.

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See prohibit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See prohibit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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