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Forbid

Forbid (forbid)
v. t.(fr*b***ibreve]d")
For*bid"
v. t. [imp. Forbade (-b1913 webster dictionaryd"); p. p. Forbidden (-b***ibreve]d"d'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. *** vb. n. Forbidding (?).] [OE. forb
  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; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.


Forbid

Forbid (forbid)
v. i.(?)
For*bid"
  1. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
    "I did not or forbid." Milton.













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