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Forbade

/fə(ɹ)ˈbeɪd/

To disallow; to proscribe.

📖 Definitions of "Forbade"

verb

1
To disallow; to proscribe.
"Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."
2
(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
3
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
"An impassable river forbids the approach of the army."
4
To accurse; to blast.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
prohibitionnoun	A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
deprived	Subject to deprivation; poor.
outlawedverb	(of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.
prohibitedverb	Forbidden; banned; unallowed.
bannedverb	Forbidden; not allowed.
barredverb	Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.
deniedverb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
preventedverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
prohibitingverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
vetoedverb	(transitive) To use a veto against.
proscribed	Forbidden or prohibited.
stopped	(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
embargoed	Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.
disallowed	forbidden
precludedverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
interdicted	Prohibited or forbidden.
enjoined	Prescribed; expected (by an authority).
nixedverb	—
checked	Verified or validated in some way.
restrained	Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.