Forbid

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·- of Forbid.

II. Forbid ·vt To Accurse; to Blast.

III. Forbid ·vt To Defy; to Challenge.

IV. Forbid ·vt To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.

V. Forbid ·vi To utter a prohibition; to Prevent; to Hinder.

VI. Forbid ·vt To command against, or contrary to; to Prohibit; to Interdict.

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