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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• 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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• disallow

  1. To refuse to allow:
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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  1. To refuse to allow:
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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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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