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2. forbid ·vt to accurse; to blast.
3. forbid ·vt to defy; to challenge.
4. forbid ·vt to deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
5. forbid ·vi to utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
6. forbid ·vt to command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
7. forbid ·vt to oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.