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Meaning of forbid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  forbid
      v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
           "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
           our plans" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict},
           {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}, {nix}] [ant: {allow},
           {countenance}, {let}, {permit}]
      2: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "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}, {forbid}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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