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for·bid·den

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–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

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–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.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME forbeden, OE forbéodan. See for-, bid¹

]

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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.

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tr.v. for·bade (-bād', -bād') or for·bad (-bād'), for·bid·den (-bĭd'n) or for·bid, for·bid·ding, for·bids

To command (someone) not to do something: I forbid you to go.
To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit: forbid smoking on trains.
To have the effect of preventing; preclude: Discretion forbids a reply.

[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.
Antonym: permit

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for·bid·den Audio Help   (fər-bĭd'n, fôr-) Pronunciation Key
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
adjective
excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

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forˈbidden adjective

not allowed
Example: Smoking is forbidden.

Arabic:	مَمْنوع
Chinese (Simplified):	被禁止的
Chinese (Traditional):	被禁止的
Czech:	zakázaný
Danish:	forbudt
Dutch:	verboden
Estonian:	keelatud
Finnish:	kielletty
French:	interdit
German:	verboten
Greek:	απαγορευμένος
Hungarian:	tiltott
Icelandic:	bannaður
Indonesian:	dilarang
Italian:	vietato, proibito

Japanese:	禁じられた
Korean:	금지된
Latvian:	aizliegts; neatļauts
Lithuanian:	draudžiamas
Norwegian:	forbudt
Polish:	zakazany
Portuguese (Brazil):	proibido
Portuguese (Portugal):	proibido
Romanian:	interzis
Russian:	запрещённый
Slovak:	zakázaný
Slovenian:	prepovedan
Spanish:	prohibido
Swedish:	förbjuden
Turkish:	yasak

See also: forbid, forbidding

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Forbidden

For*bid"\, v. t. [imp. Forbade; p. p. Forbidden(Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding.] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe['o]dan; pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel., fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw. f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]

1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.

More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. --Shak.

2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.

Have I not forbid her my house? --Shak.

3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.

A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden.

4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]

He shall live a man forbid. --Shak.

5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.

Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.

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