Thesaurus: forbid

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1. of Forbid
2. v. t. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
3. v. t. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
4. v. t. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
5. v. t. To accurse; to blast.
6. v. t. To defy; to challenge.
7. v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
8. v. command against
9. v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
10. 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. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.
11. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not orforbid." Milton.