forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
(verb) command against; “I forbid you to call me late at night”; “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”; “Dad nixed our plans”
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
forbade
simple past tense of forbid
Source: Wiktionary
For*bade",
Definition: imp. of Forbid.
For*bid", v. t. [imp. Forbade; p. p. Forbidden (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding.] Etym: [OE. forbeden, AS. forbeódan; pref. for- + beódan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel., fyrirbjoedha, forboedha, Sw. förbjuda, 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.
For*bid", v. i.
Definition: To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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