 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forbid \For*bid"\ (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"), verb (used with an object) [imp. {Forbade} (f[o^]r*b[a^]d"); p. p. {Forbidden} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d'n) ({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe['o]dan; pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw. f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See {Bid}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. --Shak.
2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
Have I not forbid her my house? --Shak.
3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden.
4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
He shall live a man forbid. --Shak.
5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.
Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See {Prohibit}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forbidden \For*bid"den\, adjective Prohibited; interdicted.
I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
{Forbidden fruit}. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock ({Citrus decumana}). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forbidden See {forbid}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forbid
verb
1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forbidden
adjective: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}, {verboten}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "forbidden": banned, barred, contraband, forbade, forbid, illegal, illicit, nonpermissible, not permitted, off limits, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, ruled out, taboo, tabooed, unallowed, unauthorized, under the ban, unlawful, unlicensed, unpermissible, unsanctioned, untouchable, verboten, vetoed
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |