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.
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More than I have said . . .
The leisure and enforcement of the time
Forbids to dwell upon. --Shak.
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2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to
command not to enter.
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Have I not forbid her my house? --Shak.
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3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual
command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of
the army.
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A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden.
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4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
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He shall live a man forbid. --Shak.
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5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.
Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold;
restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.
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