For-bĭd′1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. FORBADE; p. p. FORBIDDEN (FORBID, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. FORBIDDING.] [A-S. forbeódan, Icel. forboda, Sw. förbjuda, Dan. forbyde, D. verbieden, Ger. verbieten.] 1. To command to forbear, or not to do; to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell on. Shak.
- To forbid from entering or approaching; to command not to enter; as, I have forbidden him my house or presence.
- To oppose; to hinder; to obstruct; 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.] Shak. Syn.—To prohibit; interdict; hinder. See PROHIBIT.