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   Forbid (fŏr‑bĭdˈ), v. t. [imp. Forbade (fŏr‑bădˈ); p. p. Forbidden (fŏr‑bĭdˈd'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding (fŏr‑bĭdˈdĭng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbeódan; pref. for- + beódan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbjōða, forboða, Sw. förbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]
   1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
   
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   More than I have said . . .
   
   The leisure and enforcement of the time
   
   Forbids to dwell upon. Shak.
   
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   2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
   
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   Have I not forbid her my house? Shak.
   
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   3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, “an impassable river forbids the approach of the army”.
   
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   A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. Dryden.
   
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   4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
   
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   He shall live a man forbid. Shak.
   
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   5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.]  L. Andrews.
   
   Syn. -- To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.
   
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   Forbid (?), v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. “I did not or forbid.”  Milton.
   
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