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Pronunciation : For*bid", v. t. [imp. Forbade; p. p. Forbidden (Forbid
Part of Speech : [Obs.]);
Etymology : [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe?dan; pref. for- + be?dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel., fyrirbjoedha, forboedha, Sw. f?rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]
Definition : 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.

p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : For*bid"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913