forbid /fər- or för-bidˈ/

1. To prohibit
2. To command not to
3. To deny access

forbiddˈal or forbiddˈance noun (obsolete)

1. Prohibition
2. Command or edict against a thing

forbiddˈen adjective

1. Prohibited
2. Unlawful
3. Not permitted, esp in certain scientific rules
4. (of a combination of symbols) not in an operating code, ie revealing a fault (computing)

forbiddˈenly adverb (Shakespeare)

In a forbidden or unlawful manner

forbiddˈer noun

forbiddˈing noun

The action of the verb forbid

1. Uninviting
2. Sinister
3. Unprepossessing
4. Threatening or formidable in appearance

forbiddˈingly adverb

forbiddˈingness noun

forbode /för-bōdˈ/ noun (archaic)

Prohibition

forbidden degrees see under degree

forbidden fruit noun

1. The fruit forbidden to Adam in the Bible (Genesis 2.17)
2. Anything tempting and prohibited
3. (also Adam's apple) a name fancifully given to the fruit of various species of Citrus, esp to one having tooth-marks on its rind

over God's forbode (archaic)

God forbid

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