English > forbid: 2 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | command against. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
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| Model | Sam and Sue forbid the movie |
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| Example | "I forbid you to call me late at night" |
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| Synonyms | prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix |
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| Narrower | ban | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
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| bar, debar, exclude | prevent from entering |
| enjoin | issue an injunction |
| outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise | declare illegal |
| Broader | command, require | make someone do something |
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| Opposite | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
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| Spanish | desaprobar, impedir, negar, prohibir, proscribir, rechazar, vetar |
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| Catalan | anul·lar, impedir, prohibir, rebutjar, refusar |
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| Nouns | forbiddance | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
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| forbiddance, forbidding | an official prohibition or edict against something |
English > forbid: 2 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | Keep from happening / happening or arising; make impossible. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" |
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| Synonyms | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude |
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| Narrower | debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | prevent the occurrence of |
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| inhibit | Limit the range or extent of |
| obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| save, make unnecessary | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort |
| stop, halt, block, kibosh | Stop from happening / happening or developing |
| thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| Spanish | estorbar, evitar, impedir, imposibilitar, prevenir, prohibir |
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| Catalan | destorbar, evitar, impedir, impossibilitar, prevenir, prohibir |
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