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Forbid

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Verb

1. disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto

command against

Example Sentences:
'I forbid you to call me late at night'
'Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store'
'Dad nixed our plans'

2. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Example Sentences:
'My sense of tact forbids an honest answer'
'Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Forbid

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verb -bids, -bidding, -bade, -bad, -bidden or -bid (transitive)
1. 
to prohibit (a person) in a forceful or authoritative manner (from doing something or having something)
2. 
to make impossible; hinder
3. 
to shut out or exclude
4.  God forbid!

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Forbid

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verb transitiveWord forms: forˈbade or forˈbad, forˈbidden or Archaicforˈbid, forˈbidding
1. 
to rule against; not permit; prohibit
2. 
to command to stay away from; exclude or bar from
3. 
to make impossible; prevent

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Forbid

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tr.v. for·bade (-băd, -bād) or for·bad (-băd), for·bid·den (-bĭdn) or for·bid, for·bid·ding, for·bids
1. To command (someone) not to do something: I forbid you to go.
2. To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit: forbid smoking on trains.
3. To have the effect of preventing; preclude: Discretion forbids a reply.

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