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English Dictionary: forbid	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for forbid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forbid v command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" Synonym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix Antonym(s): allow, countenance, let, permit keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" Synonym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forbid \For*bid"\, v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. [bd]I did not or forbid.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forbid \Forbid"\, v. t. [imp. {Forbade}; p. p. {Forbidden}({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding}.] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe[a2]dan; pref. for- + be[a2]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel., fyrirbj[omac][edh]a, forbo[edh]a, Sw. f[94]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See {Bid}, v. t.] 1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. --Shak. 2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. Have I not forbid* her my house? --Shak. 3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden. 4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] He shall live a man forbid. --Shak. 5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews. Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withold; restrain; prevent. See {Prohibit}.