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interdict

🇬🇧 UK/,intə'dikt/🇺🇸 US/.intә'dikt/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To officially prohibit or forbid something; to cut off an enemy's supply lines or communications.

禁止,封锁,阻断

n.

An official order forbidding something; a papal decree excluding a person or place from church rites.

禁令;(天主教)禁止令

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
interbetween, among
+
dictsay, speak, declare
=interdict

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government decided to interdict the sale of dangerous weapons in the region.

  • 2.

    The school issued an interdict against students using phones during class.

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