Associations to the word «Forbid»

Wiktionary

FORBID, verb. (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
FORBID, verb. (transitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
FORBID, verb. (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
FORBID, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
FORBID, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

Dictionary definition

FORBID, verb. Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans".
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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn