| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section II. Special Intersocial Volition |
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| 761. Prohibition. |
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| NOUN: | PROHIBITION, inhibition; veto, disallowance; interdict, interdiction; injunction; embargo, ban, taboo or tabu, proscription; index expurgatorius [L.], restriction (restraint) [See Restraint]; hindrance [See Hindrance]; forbidden fruit; Maine law, Volstead Act, 18th amendment [all U. S.].
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| VERB: | prohibit, inhibit; forbid, put one’s veto upon, disallow; bar; debar (hinder) [See Hindrance], forfend or forefend [archaic].
RESTRAIN [See Restraint]; keep -in, - within bounds; cohibit [rare], withhold, limit, circumscribe, clip the wings of, restrict; interdict, taboo or tabu; put -, place- under -an interdiction, - the ban; proscribe; exclude, shut out; shut -, bolt -, show- the door; warn off; dash the cup from one’s lips; forbid the banns.
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| ADJECTIVE: | PROHIBITIVE, prohibitory; proscriptive; restrictive, exclusive; forbidding &c. v.
PROHIBITED &c. v.; not permitted [See Permission]; unlicensed, contraband, under the ban of, taboo or tabu; illegal [See Illegality]; unauthorized, not to be thought of.
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| ADVERB: | on no account (no) [See Negation].
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| INTERJECTION: | forbid it heaven! (deprecation) [See Deprecation].
HANDS OFF! keep off! hold! stop! avast! |
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| QUOTATIONS: | - That will never do.
- I would fain die a dry death.—Tempest
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