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forbid

verb

1 forbid

Command against:
— I forbid you to call me late at night.

synonyms: disallow, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto.

Roget 761: prohibit, inhibit; forbid, put one's veto upon, disallow, enjoin, ban, outlaw, taboo, proscribe, estop [Law]; bar; debar etc. ... show more

Dutch: verbannen, niet toestaan, [[niet]] [[toestaan]], afraden, vernietigen, afkeuren, verbieden

2 forbid

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible:
— My sense of tact forbids an honest answer.

synonyms: foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent.

Dutch: verhinderen


Moby thesaurus: anticipate, avert, ban, bar, block, check, curb, debar, deflect, deny, deter, disallow, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from, fend ... show more.

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