transitive verb forbade -·bade′ or forbad -·bad′, forbidden -·bid′·den or Archaicforbid -·bid′, forbidding -·bid′·ding
- to rule against; not permit; prohibit
- to command to stay away from; exclude or bar from
- to make impossible; prevent
Etymology:
ME forbeden < OE forbeodan: see for- & bid
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