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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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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

That hateful fortune, coming as it did, Forbade my speaking sooner; for I knew A harsh-tongued world would quickly misconstrue My motive for a meaner one.

From Maurine and Other Poems by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

You went away; came back, beyond my hopes, And brought my mistress with you; then again Forbade my touching her.

From The Comedies of Terence by Colman, George

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

Then fix once more as if for ever; As if his sorrow or disdain Forbade him e'er to smile again.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley