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(frbd"), v. t.[imp.Forbade (-bd"); p. p.Forbidden (-bd"d'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n.Forbidding ().] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbedan; pref. for- + bedan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbja, forboa, Sw. frbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.] 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" (), v. i.To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton. スポンサード リンク
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