mindmap root((禁止)) forbid implies absolute proscription and expected obedience of an order from one in authority: smoking is ~den in the building. prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations: ~ed the manufacture and sale of firearms. interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority for a given time or a declared purpose: ~ed trade with belligerent nations. inhibit implies the imposition of restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the requirements of situation or by voluntary self-restraint: laws that ~ the growth of free trade. ban suggests prohibition stemming from legal or social pressure and strongly connotes condemnation or disapproval: ~ned the new music video.