forbid
forbid is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. Have I not forbid her my house Shak.
- 2.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.
- 3.To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] He shall live a man forbid. Shak.
- 4.To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews. See Prohibit.
- 5.To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is forbid.
- What is to deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. Have I not forbid her my house Shak called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to accurse; to blast. [Obs.] He shall live a man forbid. Shak called?
- What is to defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews. See Prohibit called?
- What is to utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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