Associations to the word «Forbid»
Noun
- Consent
- Firearm
- Punishment
- Embargo
- Talmud
- Continuance
- Coercion
- Boniface
- Legislation
- Violation
- Conscience
- Lending
- Fcc
- Enactment
- Permission
- Permit
- Repeal
- Condemnation
- Preaching
- Indulgence
- Observance
- Jews
- Regulation
- Restriction
- Negroes
- Exclusion
- Worship
- Ban
- Versailles
- Oath
- Layman
- Cloning
- Veto
- Pork
- Abstinence
- Sale
- Prophet
- Liquor
- Canon
- Insisting
- Quaker
- Disobedience
- Homosexuality
- Marriage
- Drinking
- Penance
- Segregation
- Foreigner
- Seclusion
- Blasphemy
- Religion
- Islam
- Catholic
- Nuremberg
- Scripture
- Cruel
- Wearing
- Catechism
- Slave
- Cruelty
- Sect
- Provision
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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
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