(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ someone to do something, you order them to do it. If you ~ an action or attitude, you order people to do it or have it. (FORMAL)
She ~ed me strictly not to tell anyone else...
It is true that Islam ~s tolerance; there’s no doubt about that...
The positive neutrality ~ed on the force has now been overtaken by events.
VERB: V n to-inf, V n, V-ed
2.
If a judge ~s someone from doing something, they order them not to do it. If a judge ~s an action, they order people not to do it. (AM FORMAL)
The judge ~ed Varityper from using the ad in any way.
...a preliminary injunction ~ing the practice.
VERB: V n from -ing/n, V n