forbid

1. (verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"
Synonyms: disallow, interdict, prohibit, proscribe, veto
Related Words: ban, bar, command, compel, criminalize, debar, enjoin, exclude, illegalize, outlaw, require
Antonyms: permit

2. (verb) keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
Synonyms: foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Related Words: avert, avoid, baffle, bilk, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, embarrass, fend off, foil, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie, stymy, thwart, ward off



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