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prohibiting

3 definitions • 4 examples

1

present participle of

2

to officially refuse to allow something:

Examples:

Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre.

The government introduced a law prohibiting tobacco advertisements on TV.

Parking is strictly prohibited between these gates.

3

to prevent a particular activity by making it impossible:

Examples:

The loudness of the music prohibits serious conversation in most nightclubs.

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