forbid
verb
[ fəˈbɪd ]
• refuse to allow (something).
• "I can see why phones were forbidden"
Similar:
prohibit,
ban,
outlaw,
make illegal,
veto,
proscribe,
disallow,
preclude,
exclude,
rule out,
bar,
debar,
block,
stop,
put a stop to,
put an end to,
declare taboo,
give the red light to,
give the thumbs down to,
put the kibosh on,
interdict,
enjoin,
restrain,
Origin:
Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).
