forbid

Verb

Synonyms: prohibit interdict proscribe veto disallow nix prevent forestall foreclose preclude

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

command against“I forbid you to call me late at night”“Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”“Dad nixed our plans”Synonyms: prohibit interdict proscribe veto disallow nix
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”Synonyms: prevent forestall foreclose preclude

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Forbid \For*bid"\, v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Forbid \For*bid"\ (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"), v. t. [imp. Forbade (f[o^]r*b[a^]d"); p. p. Forbidden (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe['o]dan; pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw. f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]

1.To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. [1913 Webster]

More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. [1913 Webster]

Have I not forbid her my house?— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. [1913 Webster]

A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He shall live a man forbid.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.

Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit. [1913 Webster]