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Definition of: forbid
(fər·bid′, fôr-) v.t. for·bade or for·bad, for·bid·den or for·bid, for·bid·ding
1. To command (a person) not to do, use, enter, etc.
2. To prohibit the use or doing of; interdict.
3. To make impossible. See synonyms under PROHIBIT. [OE forbēodan]
—for·bid′dance noun
—for·bid′der noun
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