forbade

Verb

The word is derived from forbid

Meaning

imp. of Forbid.

of Forbid

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

banned forbidden barred banning disqualified disallowed disfranchised

Examples

I went to Salt Lake City and the Mormons tried to convert me, but when I found they forbade tea and tobacco I thought it was no religion for me. Bertrand Russell

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen. Valentina Tereshkova

As the owners of heaven forbade chocolate to mortals, so the owners of earth forbade it to commoners. Eduardo Galeano

Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. Thomas Gray

The God of the Jews was an absolute God, who believed in other gods himself, to be sure, but forbade me to obey them, contrary to our own beliefs in the North. We have many gods and obey them all, and they us, the god of the sea and the god of the land, the god of thunder and the god of poetry. Halldór Laxness

I think today if we forbade our illiterate children to touch the wonderful things of our literature, perhaps they might steal them and find secret joy. John Steinbeck

Close letter words and terms

forb forbaceous forbad forban forbanish forbar