taboo as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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taboo
noun
1 taboo
2 taboo
An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
synonym: tabu.
Dutch: taboe, taboesfeer
Polish: tabu
verb
1 taboo
Declare as sacred and forbidden.
Roget 761:
prohibit,
inhibit;
forbid,
put one's veto upon,
disallow,
enjoin,
ban,
outlaw,
taboo,
proscribe,
estop [Law];
bar;
debar
etc.
(hinder)
706,
forefend.
keep in,
keep within bounds;
restrain
etc.
751;
cohibit†,
withhold,
limit,
circumscribe,
clip the wings of,
restrict;
interdict,
taboo;
put under an interdiction,
place under an interdiction;
put under the ban,
place under the ban;
proscribe;
exclude,
shut out;
shut the door,
bolt the door,
show the door;
warn off;
dash the cup from one's lips;
forbid the banns.
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Roget 992:
practice sorcery
etc.
n.;
cast a nativity,
conjure,
exorcise,
charm,
enchant;
bewitch,
bedevil;
hoodoo,
voodoo;
entrance,
mesmerize,
magnetize;
fascinate
etc.
(influence)
615;
taboo;
wave a wand;
rub the ring,
rub the lamp;
cast a spell;
call up spirits,
call up spirits from the vasty deep;
raise spirits from the dead.
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adjective
1 taboo
2 taboo
Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
synonym: tabu.
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