forbid
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v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"
[syn:
prohibit
,
interdict
,
proscribe
,
veto
,
disallow
]
[ant:
permit
,
permit
]
2: keep from happening of arising; have the effect of
preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
[syn:
prevent
,
forestall
,
foreclose
,
preclude
]