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forbidden

 
Adjective forbidden has 1 sense
  1. forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
    Antonym: permissible (indirect, via impermissible)
Verb forbid has 2 senses
  1. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
    --1 is one way to command, require, compel
    Antonyms: permit, allow, let, countenance
    Derived forms: noun forbidding1, noun forbiddance1, noun forbiddance2
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue forbid the movie
  2. prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid - keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
forbearance forbearence forbearing forbears forbes forbid forbidable forbiddance forbidden forbidden city forbidden fruit forbidding forbiddingly forbide forbids forbo forbodence

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