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Forbid

/fəˈbɪd/

To formally or legally not allow something

Synonyms:

Remember sarcasm is forbidden and sincerity the order of the day.

—Emma blushed, and forbade its being pronounced in her hearing.

The difference between our ages, tastes, and habits, forbids it.

From Old English forbeodan, meaning to forbid or prohibit, from for meaning not and beodan meaning to offer.

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