USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does prohibit mean?
A
prevent
B
allow
C
display an item
D
facilitate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -/proʊˈhɪb·ət, prə-/ to officially forbid something: The law prohibits smoking in restaurants. To prohibit is also to prevent something by making it impossible: Loud music prohibited serious conversation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prohibited is used for when doing something is officially denied to you, whereas prevent is used for the careful measures you use or must have used to avoid a particular situation or happening.

Detailed explanation-3: -transitive verb. : to forbid by authority : enjoin. : to prevent from doing something. : preclude.

Detailed explanation-4: -1[often passive] to stop something from being done or used, especially by law synonym forbid prohibit something a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol prohibit somebody from doing something Trademark law prohibits companies from using marks similar to existing ones.

Detailed explanation-5: -When something is prohibited, it’s not allowed. If you see the sign “Swimming is prohibited, ” stay out of the water. Whether used as a verb ("You prohibited your friend from entering") or an adjective ("The prohibited word escaped your lips"), prohibited means something was forbidden-a no-no.

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