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Definition of Forbid
1. Verb. Command against. "Sam and Sue forbid the movie "; "Dad nixed our plans"
Generic synonyms: Command, Require
Specialized synonyms: Ban, Bar, Debar, Exclude, Enjoin, Criminalise, Criminalize, Illegalise, Illegalize, Outlaw
Antonyms: Allow, Permit
Derivative terms: Forbiddance, Forbiddance, Forbidding, Interdict, Interdiction, Prohibition, Proscription, Proscription, Veto
2. Verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
Specialized synonyms: Make Unnecessary, Save, Avert, Avoid, Debar, Deflect, Fend Off, Forefend, Forfend, Head Off, Obviate, Stave Off, Ward Off, Block, Blockade, Embarrass, Hinder, Obstruct, Stymie, Stymy, Baffle, Bilk, Cross, Foil, Frustrate, Queer, Scotch, Spoil, Thwart, Block, Halt, Kibosh, Stop
Derivative terms: Forestalling, Preclusion, Preventative, Preventive
Definition of Forbid
1. v. t. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
2. v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
Definition of Forbid
1. Verb. To disallow ¹
2. Verb. To proscribe ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forbid
1. to command not to do something [v -BADE or -BAD, -BIDDEN, -BIDDING, -BIDS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forbid
Literary usage of Forbid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons by Frederick Brooks, Phillips Brooks (1875)
"God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by
whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." — GALATIANS vi. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... since our laws forbid us to make such things" (Jos. vita, 12). The Jews at
the risk of their lives persuaded Pilate to remove the statues of ..."
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