01 v. t. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
imp.
Forbade; p. p.
Forbidden; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forbidding
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1.
To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.[Obs.]“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.“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.“A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.” — Dryden.
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4.
To accurse; to blast.[Obs.]“He shall live a man forbid.” — Shak.
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5.
To defy; to challenge.[Obs.]