Prohibit and Reject

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

Reject and prohibit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reject" instead a verb "Prohibit".

Reject

Reject verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: rejected his request for time off

Prohibit and reject are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prohibit" instead a verb "Reject".

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

Common collocations

use prohibit use reject use
magic prohibit magic reject magic
anyone prohibit anyone reject anyone
attempts prohibit attempts reject attempts
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