[for.bid] vt -bade also -bad ; -bid.den ; -bid.ding [ME forbidden, fr. OE forbeodan, fr. for- + beodan to bid--more at bid] (bef. 12c) 1: to proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority: command against "the law ~s stores to sell liquor to minors" "her mother ~s her to go"
2: to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command "space ~s further treatment here" -- for.bid.der n syn forbid, prohibit, interdict, inhibit mean to debar one from doing something or to order that something not be done. forbid implies that the order is from one in authority and that obedience is expected "smoking is forbidden in the building". prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations "prohibited the sale of liquor". interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority usu. for a given time or a declared purpose "practices interdicted by the church". inhibit implies the imposition of restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation "conditions inhibiting the growth of free trade".
[2]forbid adj (1606) archaic: accursed "he shall live a man ~ --Shak."