forbidden
    adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our
           house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo
           subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited,
           proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten]

Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a.
   Prohibited; interdicted.
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         I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
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   Forbidden fruit.
   (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with
       reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
   (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana).
       The name is given in different places to several
       varieties of Citrus fruits.
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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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