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Etymology
1. interdict
noun. ['ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt'] a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity.
Synonyms
- ban
- court order
- interdiction
- proscription
Antonyms
- proliferation
- free
- unbar
- unfasten
Etymology
- entrediten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- entredire (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Interdict
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2. interdict
noun. ['ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt'] an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district.
Synonyms
- censure
Antonyms
- unavailability
- unskillfulness
Etymology
- entrediten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- entredire (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. interdict
verb. ['ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt'] destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication.
Synonyms
- destroy
Antonyms
- communicate
- admit
Etymology
- entrediten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- entredire (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. interdict
verb. ['ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt'] command against.
Synonyms
- ban
- bar
- criminalise
- criminalize
- illegalize
- command
- prohibit
- enjoin
- illegalise
- debar
- forbid
- proscribe
- nix
- require
- exclude
- outlaw
- disallow
Antonyms
- legalize
- permit
- decriminalize
- allow
Etymology
- entrediten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- entredire (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Example sentences of the word interdict
1. Verb, base form
A British force under Maj. Gen. William Phillips landed at different points along the James River in April 1781 as part of a movement to interdict patriot communications and support Lord Cornwallis' army in North Carolina.