prohibit
verb (used with object)
to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.
have prohibited
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present perfectof prohibit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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U.S. officials have prohibited foreigners who have been to Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the past three weeks from entering the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some states — including Hawaii, Minnesota, Vermont, Rhode Island, and New York — have prohibited the use of unclaimed bodies in medical education.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
Like Williams, Richard Glossip had a trial riddled with prosecutorial errors and deceptions and misconduct that any fair court would have prohibited.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
And it would have prohibited ones in which a specific chemical makes up more than 1% of its alkaloid content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
Daenerys would have prohibited contests be-tween women as well, but Barsena Blackhair protested that she had as much right to risk her life as any man.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
