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forbid definition

for·bid (fər bid′, fôr-)

transitive verb forbade -·bade′ or forbad -·bad′, forbidden -·bid′·den or Archaicforbid -·bid′, forbidding -·bid′·ding

  1. to rule against; not permit; prohibit
  2. to command to stay away from; exclude or bar from
  3. to make impossible; prevent

Etymology: ME forbeden < OE forbeodan: see for- & bid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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