forbid
1. command against (Freq. 15)
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
• Syn:
prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
• Ant:
allow (for: disallow), permit
• Derivationally related forms:
veto (for: veto), proscription (for: proscribe), interdict (for: interdict), interdiction (for: interdict), prohibition (for: prohibit), forbidding, forbiddance
• Hypernyms:
command, require
• Hyponyms:
ban, bar, debar, exclude, enjoin,
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Sam and Sue forbid the movie
2. keep from happening or arising;
make impossible (Freq. 1)
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
• Syn:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude
• Derivationally related forms:
preclusion (for: preclude), forestalling (for: forestall), preventive (for: prevent), preventative (for: prevent)
• Hyponyms:
save, make unnecessary, debar, forefend, forfend,
obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off, obstruct, blockade, block, hinder,
stymie, stymy, embarrass, thwart, queer, spoil,
scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk,
stop, halt, kibosh
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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