'Forbid' definitions:

Definition of 'forbid'

From: WordNet
verb
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow, countenance, let, permit]
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" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid]

Definition of 'Forbid'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Forbid'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Forbid'

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

Synonyms of 'forbid'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Forbid'