Word Definition

Forbid

  1. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
  2. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
  3. To accurse; to blast.
  4. To defy; to challenge.
  5. of Forbid
  6. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
  7. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.