interdict
1 of 2noun
interdict
2 of 2verb
transitive verb
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Interdict and interdiction are used for very serious prohibitions—more serious than, say, a professor telling the class that texting is forbidden during lectures. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, an interdict was a sentence imposed by the powerful Catholic Church forbidding a person or place, and sometimes even an entire country, from receiving church privileges or participating in church functions. Interdict now often means "cut off" in a physically forceful way as well; interdictions are usually targeted at either arms supplies or illegal drug shipments.
Synonyms
Noun
- ban
- embargo
- interdiction
- prohibition
- proscription
- veto
Verb
- ban
- bar
- enjoin
- forbid
- outlaw
- prohibit
- proscribe
Example Sentences
Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 2 June 2022 South African Revenue Service Commissioner Tom Moyane will seek a legal interdict against Cyril Ramaphosa if the president does not stop trying to remove him from the tax agency, according to people familiar with the matter. Paul Vecchiatto, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2018 Charles Hutzler, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 The ability to counteract and interdict any military equipment that involves electronic communication or GPS positioning would be central to any such mission -- and without overstepping any national boundaries. David A. Andelman, CNN, 21 July 2022 The Russians eventually caught on to the Ukrainians’ flight profiles and began positioning SAMs to interdict the Mariupol resupply missions, shooting down several helicopters and compelling Kyiv to halt the flights. David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2022 And the trucks carrying the munitions the Russians want to interdict are just a small part of a much larger flow of goods and commerce moving around in Poland and Ukraine and across the border. Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2022 Then there are the border crossers that agents are unable to interdict. Washington Post, 3 June 2021 Agents responded to try to interdict the boat and saw several people in the water who appeared to be in distress near Children’s Pool around 5:20 a.m., Stephenson said. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2021 Bowman argued the administration should move to interdict arms shipments to Yemen, depriving the Houthis of a steady supply of weapons. NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021 No one was arrested, and the ultralight flew back to Mexico before federal agents were able to interdict it. Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
Noun
Middle English, alteration of entredite, from Anglo-French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, from inter- + dicere to say — more at diction
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
interdict
noun
Legal Definition
interdict 1 of 2
noun
interdict
2 of 2transitive verb
interdict 1 of 2
noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- prohibition
- ban
- interdiction
- injunction
- embargo
- veto
- proscription
- warning
- edict
- restriction
- objection
- protest
- refusal
- suppression
- prevention
- deterrent
- taboo
- repression
- discouragement
- inhibition
- limitation
- mandate
- decree
- tabu
- restraint
- denial
- constraint
- dictate
- commandment
- negation
- no-no
- disallowance
- rejection
- caveat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prescription
- sanction
- permitting
- allowing
- permission
- granting
- consent
- authorization
- toleration
- tolerance
- approval
- license
- clearance
- licence
- support
- letting
- licensing
- allowance
- enabling
- indorsement
- leave
- promotion
- approbation
- sanctioning
- endorsement
- sufferance
- facilitation
- blessing
- okay
- encouragement
- compliance
- agreement
- submission
- licencing
- obedience
- acquiescence
- assent
- imprimatur
- accession
- OK
interdict
2 of 2verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- prohibit
- ban
- forbid
- outlaw
- prevent
- proscribe
- halt
- discourage
- enjoin
- stop
- deter
- exclude
- bar
- restrain
- quash
- preclude
- curb
- dissuade
- embargo
- suppress
- subdue
- impede
- silence
- repress
- hinder
- veto
- quell
- block
- debar
- obstruct
- squelch
- deprive
- disallow
- inhibit
- shut out
- rule out
- reject
- repudiate
- bridle
- squash
- check
- crack down (on)
- put down
- crush
- clamp down (on)
- rein (in)
- snuff (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- permit
- allow
- let
- sanction
- approve
- suffer
- authorize
- endorse
- warrant
- indorse
- promote
- support
- order
- encourage
- advance
- forward
- license
- cultivate
- further
- command
- nurture
- bid
- nourish
- licence
- abet
- tolerate
- endure
- abide
- bear
- countenance
- brook
Synonyms & Similar Words
- intercept
- block
- grab
- capture
- catch
- seize
- snatch
- trap
- pick off
- snare
- corral
- collar
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of interdict are forbid, inhibit, and prohibit. While all these words mean "to debar one from doing something or to order that something not be done," interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority usually for a given time or a declared purpose.
While in some cases nearly identical to interdict, forbid implies that the order is from one in authority and that obedience is expected.
Although the words inhibit and interdict have much in common, inhibit implies restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation.
In some situations, the words prohibit and interdict are roughly equivalent. However, prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations.