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forbade

[fer-bad, -beyd, fawr-] / fərˈbæd, -ˈbeɪd, fɔr- /

VERB

outlaw, prohibit an action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban block cancel censor deny deprive disallow enjoin exclude freeze halt hinder impede inhibit oppose preclude prevent proscribe restrain restrict rule out stop

STRONG

check debar embargo forestall forfend interdict nix obstruct obviate spike stymie taboo veto withhold

WEAK

declare illegal hold up lock up put the chill on say no shut down shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add admit advance aid allow approve assist continue encourage facilitate forward free go help include let go permit push release support welcome

WEAK

authorize sanction

Example Sentences

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Nay, I will, that's flat:— He said he would not ransom Mortimer; Forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer; But I will find him when he lies asleep, And in his ear I'll holla "Mortimer!"

From Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Terry, Jean F. (Jean Finlay)

I wished to return—but the monarch's command Forbade that his business be done with slack hand; And my heart was with sadness oppressed.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius

The sire, to silence every fear About a life so very dear, Forbade that any one should let His son beyond his threshold get.

From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur

He said he would not ransom Mortimer; Forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer; But I will find him when he lies asleep, And in his ear I'll holla Mortimer!

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William

I wished to return, but our sovereign's command Forbade that his business be done with slack hand;— And I dared not to pause or to rest.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius