Permit and Prohibit

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Permit

Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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Prohibit is an antonym for permit in allow topic.
Nearby Words: permitted, permission, permissive, permissible, permitting

Prohibit

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Usage example: the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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Antonyms for Prohibit
Permit is an antonym for prohibit in topics: prevent, forbid, stop.
Nearby Words: prohibition, prohibitive, prohibiting, prohibitory
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Common collocations

use permit use prohibit use
travel permit travel prohibit travel
entry permit entry prohibit entry
sale permit sale prohibit sale
Other words: slavery, anyone, player, members, officers.
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