Forbade

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forbade \For*bade"\,
     imp. of {Forbid}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Forbid \For*bid"\ (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"), v. t. [imp. {Forbade}
     (f[o^]r*b[a^]d"); p. p. {Forbidden} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d'n)
     ({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding}
     (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d[i^]ng).] [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.
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              More than I have said . . .
              The leisure and enforcement of the time
              Forbids to dwell upon.                --Shak.
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     2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to
        command not to enter.
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              Have I not forbid her my house?       --Shak.
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     3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual
        command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of
        the army.
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              A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden.
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     4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
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              He shall live a man forbid.           --Shak.
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     5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.
  
     Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold;
          restrain; prevent. See {Prohibit}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forbade
       See {forbid}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forbid
       v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
            "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit},
             {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit},
             {permit}]
       2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of
          preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
          [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}]
       [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]