prohibit

• "I forbid you to call me late at night"
• "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
• "Dad nixed our plans"

Synonyms

• forbidcommand against; keep from happening or arising
• interdictan ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district ; a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity ; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication ; command against
• proscribecommand against
• vetoa vote that blocks a decision ; the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) ; vote against; command against
• disallowcommand against
• nixa quantity of no importance; command against