| Forbid 1. (p. p.) of Forbid. 2. (v. t.) To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. 3. (v. t.) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. 4. (v. t.) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. 5. (v. t.) To accurse; to blast. 6. (v. t.) To defy; to challenge. 7. (v. i.) To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. Thesaurus Entries 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, impede, inhibit, interdict, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, outlaw, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, repel, repress, restrain, rule out, save, say no to, shut out, stave off, stop, suppress, taboo, turn aside, veto, ward off |