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for⋅bid⋅den
[fer-bid-n, fawr-]
–verb
| 1. | a pp. of forbid. |
–adjective
| 2. | not allowed; prohibited: a forbidden food in his religion. |
| 3. | Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by the selection rules: forbidden transition. |
Related forms:
for⋅bid⋅den⋅ly, adverb
for⋅bid⋅den⋅ness, noun
for⋅bid
[fer-bid, fawr-]
–verb (used with object), -bade or -bad or -bid, -bid⋅den or -bid, -bid⋅ding.
| 1. | to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house. |
| 2. | to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking. |
| 3. | to hinder or prevent; make impossible. |
| 4. | to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities. |
Related forms:
for⋅bid⋅der, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. interdict. Forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action. Forbid, a common and familiar word, usually denotes a direct or personal command of this sort: I forbid you to go. It was useless to forbid children to play in the park. Inhibit implies a checking or hindering of impulses by the mind, sometimes involuntarily: to inhibit one's desires; His responsiveness was inhibited by extreme shyness. Prohibit, a formal or legal word, means usually to forbid by official edict, enactment, or the like: to prohibit the sale of liquor. Taboo, primarily associated with primitive superstition, means to prohibit by common disapproval and by social custom: to taboo a subject in polite conversation. 3. preclude, stop, obviate, deter.
1, 2. interdict. Forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action. Forbid, a common and familiar word, usually denotes a direct or personal command of this sort: I forbid you to go. It was useless to forbid children to play in the park. Inhibit implies a checking or hindering of impulses by the mind, sometimes involuntarily: to inhibit one's desires; His responsiveness was inhibited by extreme shyness. Prohibit, a formal or legal word, means usually to forbid by official edict, enactment, or the like: to prohibit the sale of liquor. Taboo, primarily associated with primitive superstition, means to prohibit by common disapproval and by social custom: to taboo a subject in polite conversation. 3. preclude, stop, obviate, deter.
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for·bid (fər-bĭd', fôr-) tr.v. for·bade (-bād', -bād') or for·bad (-bād'), for·bid·den (-bĭd'n) or for·bid, for·bid·ding, for·bids
[Middle English forbidden, forbeden, from Old English forbēodan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots.] for·bid'dance n., for·bid'der n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to refuse to allow: laws that forbid speeding; banned smoking; was enjoined from broadcasting; interdict trafficking in drugs; rules that prohibit loitering; proscribed the importation of certain fruits. |
for·bid·den (fər-bĭd'n, fôr-) v. A past participle of forbid. adj. Physics Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena: a forbidden transition. |
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Forbidden
For*bid"den\, a. Prohibited; interdicted. I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton. Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.
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Language Translation for : forbidden
Spanish:
prohibido,
German:
verboten,
Japanese:
禁じられた
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