forbid
/fəˈbɪd/ · verb
Meaning
- To disallow; to proscribe.
- (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- To accurse; to blast.
- To defy; to challenge.
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