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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a. Prohibited; interdicted. I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton. {Forbidden fruit}. a Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. b (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock ({Citrus decumana}). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forbid \For*bid"\, v. t. [imp. {Forbade}; p. p. {Forbidden}({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr & vb n. {Forbidding}.] [OE. forbeden, AS forbe['o]dan; pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden G. verbieten Icel., fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See {Bid}, v. t.] 1. To command against, or contrary to to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon --Shak. 2. To deny, exclude from or warn off by express command; to command not to enter Have I not forbid her my house? --Shak. 3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; 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.] He shall live a man forbid. --Shak. 5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews. Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withold; restrain; prevent. See {Prohibit}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forbidden adj : excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}]
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