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   forbid

   /fəˈbɪd/

   verb

   • 1. refuse to allow (something): "I can see why phones were forbidden"
   • ▪ order (someone) not to do something: "I was forbidden from seeing him again"
   • ▪ refuse entry to a place or area: "all vehicles are forbidden"
   • ▪ (of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent: "the cliffs forbid any easy turning movement"

   Word Origin Old Englishforbēodan (see for-, bid2).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

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