To refuse to allow

• taboo

  1. A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
  2. A prohibition, especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands, excluding something from use, approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature.
  3. An object, word, or act protected by such a prohibition.

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  1. A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
  2. A prohibition, especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands, excluding something from use, approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature.
  3. An object, word, or act protected by such a prohibition.

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• proscribe

  1. To prohibit; forbid:
  2. To denounce or condemn:
  3. To banish or outlaw (a person):

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  1. To prohibit; forbid:
  2. To denounce or condemn:
  3. To banish or outlaw (a person):

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• prohibit

  1. To forbid by authority:
  2. To prevent; preclude:

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  1. To forbid by authority:
  2. To prevent; preclude:

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• outlaw

  1. A fugitive from the law.
  2. A habitual criminal.
  3. A rebel; a nonconformist:

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  1. A fugitive from the law.
  2. A habitual criminal.
  3. A rebel; a nonconformist:

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• interdict

  1. To prohibit (an action or thing) or forbid (someone) to do something, especially by legal or ecclesiastical order.
  2. To cut or destroy (a line of communication) by firepower so as to halt an enemy's advance.
  3. To confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of:

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  1. To prohibit (an action or thing) or forbid (someone) to do something, especially by legal or ecclesiastical order.
  2. To cut or destroy (a line of communication) by firepower so as to halt an enemy's advance.
  3. To confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of:

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• inhibit

  1. To hold back; restrain:
  2. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way:
  3. To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

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  1. To hold back; restrain:
  2. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way:
  3. To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

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• forbid

  1. To command (someone) not to do something:
  2. To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit:
  3. To have the effect of preventing; preclude:

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  1. To command (someone) not to do something:
  2. To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit:
  3. To have the effect of preventing; preclude:

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• enjoin

  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

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  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

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• debar

  1. To exclude or shut out; bar.
  2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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  1. To exclude or shut out; bar.
  2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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• ban

  1. To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree:
  2. To refuse to allow (someone) to do something, go somewhere, or be a participant; exclude:
  3. Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.

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  1. To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree:
  2. To refuse to allow (someone) to do something, go somewhere, or be a participant; exclude:
  3. Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.

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To be unwilling to grant

• withhold

  1. To refrain from giving or granting:
  2. To keep in check; restrain:
  3. To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.

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  1. To refrain from giving or granting:
  2. To keep in check; restrain:
  3. To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.

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• turn down

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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• refuse

  1. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  2. To indicate unwillingness (to do something):
  3. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.

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  1. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  2. To indicate unwillingness (to do something):
  3. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.

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• deny

  1. To declare untrue; assert to be false:
  2. To refuse to believe; reject:
  3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow:

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  1. To declare untrue; assert to be false:
  2. To refuse to believe; reject:
  3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow:

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