Forbid

Verb

 * 1) To disallow
 * 2) To proscribe
 * 3) * 1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
 * ...the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.

Adverbs for Forbid
specifically; ostentatiously; positively; dogmatically; rudely; pugnaciously; reluctantly; vehemently.

Synonyms for Forbid
prohibit, disallow, ban, bar, restrain, oppose, preclude, interdict, obstruct, cancel, hinder, inhibit, prevent, deny, deprive, exclude.

Antonyms for Forbid
allow, sanction, encourage, recommend, commend, countenance, approve, authorize, order, command, abet, permit, confirm.

Thesaurus
anticipate, avert, ban, bar, block, check, curb, debar, deflect, deny, deter, disallow, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from, fend, fend off, foreclose, forestall, halt, help, hinder, impede, inhibit, interdict, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, outlaw, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, repel, repress, restrain, rule out, save, say no to, shut out, stave off, stop, suppress, taboo, turn aside, veto, ward off

Etymology
forbeden: from forbeodan: from for-: + beodan:. More at.

Translations

 * Arabic:, منع
 * Basque: debekatu
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 * Ido: interdiktar
 * Indonesian: larang, melarang
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 禁じる, 禁ずる
 * Latin: veto, prohibeo, interdico
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 * Persian: غیر مجاز کردن
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 * Russian:, запрещать
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