forbid

  • 31forbid by law — index enjoin, outlaw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 32forbid the banns — To make formal objection to a projected marriage • • • Main Entry: ↑banns …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33forbid past tense forbade — past participle forbidden / bIdn/ verb (T) 1 to tell someone that they definitely must not do something: You may not go to the party I absolutely forbid it! | forbid sb from doing sth: Women are forbidden from going out without a veil. | strictly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34forbid, prohibit —  The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. Forbid may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to, but only by from ( He was prohibited from going …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 35forbid, prohibit —    The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. In prepositional constructions,y^r^^ may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to but only by from …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 36forbid, prohibit —    The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. In prepositional constructions,y^r^^ may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to but only by from …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 37forbid — verb /fɝˈbɪd/ a) To disallow ...the Mole recollected that animal etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of ones friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever. b) To proscribe Syn: prohibit …

    Wiktionary

  • 38forbid — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, ban, bar, block, check, curb, debar, deflect, deny, deter, disallow, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from, fend, fend off, foreclose, forestall, halt, help, hinder,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39forbid — v. a. RG. 494 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 40forbid — for·bid || fÉ™(r) bɪd v. ban; prohibit; deny; prevent …

    English contemporary dictionary