воспрещать

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въспрѣщати (vŭsprěštati). By surface analysis, воспрет- (vospret-) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

воспреща́ть (vospreščátʹimpf (perfective воспрети́ть)

  1. (officialese) to forbid, to prohibit

Usage notes

The verb воспреща́ть (vospreščátʹ) is often described as dated, while воспреща́ться (vospreščátʹsja) and the past passive participle of воспрети́ть (vospretítʹ) are still often used and hold a firmer, more official meaning than запреща́ться (zapreščátʹsja) and the past passive participle of запрети́ть (zapretítʹ), connoting a more inviolable rule that cannot be questioned.

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