forbid

English

/fɚˈbɪd/, /fəˈbɪd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
  • (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
  • (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
  • (transitive) To accurse; to blast.
  • (transitive) To defy; to challenge.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English forbeden inherited from Old English forbēodan (annul, forbid, prohibit, refuse, restrain, repeal) inherited from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną (forbid) prefix from English bid (offer, invite, command, proclaim, declare) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewdʰ-

Gloss

be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake

Concept
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The body

Ontological Category

Property

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