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ver⋅bo⋅ten

[ver-boht-n; Ger. fer-boht-n]
–adjective
forbidden, as by law; prohibited.

Origin:
1910–15; < G: ptp. of verbieten to forbid
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ver·bo·ten   (vər-bōt'n, fěr-)   
adj.  Forbidden; prohibited.

[German, past participle of verbieten, to forbid, from Middle High German, from Old High German farbiotan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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