Antonym for the word forbid

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1. forbid

   To prohibit is to give some formal command against, and especially to make some authoritative legal enactment against. Debar is said of persons, disallow of acts; one is debarred from anything when shut off, as by some irresistible authority or necessity; one is prohibited from an act in express terms; he may be debarred by silent necessity. An act is disallowed by the authority that might have allowed it; the word is especially applied to acts which are done before they are pronounced upon; thus, a government may disallow the act of its commander in the field or its admiral on the high seas. Inhibit and interdict are chiefly known by their ecclesiastical use. As between forbid and prohibit, forbid is less formal and more personal, prohibit more official and judicial, with the implication of readiness to use such force as may be needed to give effect to the enactment; a parent forbids a child to take part in some game or to associate with certain companions; the slave-trade is now prohibited by the leading nations of the world. Many things are prohibited by law which can not be wholly prevented, as gambling and prostitution; on the other hand, things may be prevented which are not prohibited, as the services of religion, the payment of debts, or military conquest. That which is precluded need not be prohibited. Compare ABOLISH; HINDER; PREVENT.

   Antonyms:
   allow, authorize, command, consent to, direct, empower, enjoin, give consent, give leave, give permission, let, license, order, permit, put up with, require, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant

   Synonyms:
   debar, disallow, hinder, inhibit, interdict, preclude, prevent, prohibit

   Preposition:
   An act is prohibited by law; a person is prohibited by law from doing a certain act. Prohibit was formerly construed, as forbid still is, with the infinitive, but the construction with from and the verbal noun has now entirely superseded the older usage.

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1. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   «I forbid you to call me late at night»; «Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store»; «Dad nixed our plans»

   Antonyms:
   permit, countenance, allow, let

   Synonyms:
   blackball, interdict, forestall, disallow, prohibit, preclude, nix, negative, prevent, proscribe, veto, foreclose

2. prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbidverb

   keep from happening or arising; make impossible

   «My sense of tact forbids an honest answer»; «Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project»

   Antonyms:
   countenance, let, permit, allow

   Synonyms:
   proscribe, rule out, counter, interdict, keep, veto, preclude, forestall, prevent, prohibit, foreclose, nix, anticipate, foresee, close out, disallow

How to use forbid in a sentence?

1. Dietrich Murswiek:

   The ECB has stepped beyond its remit. The European court should forbid the ECB from doing this, you can draw parallels with quantitative easing. From my point of view, QE is also beyond its remit. This can also lead to legal action.

2. Herman Melville:

   If some books are deemed most baneful and their sale forbid, how, then, with deadlier facts, not dreams of doting men? Those whom books will hurt will not be proof against events. Events, not books, should be forbid.

3. Kerri Hurley:

   I owe Ben Moor a debt of gratitude because, if heaven forbid something had happened to my husband, I would never have talked to him again, and Ben Moor was that person who allowed me to speak to him.

4. Sun Tzu:

   If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler’s bidding.

5. Larry Elder:

   God forbid Gov. Elder should replace Dianne Feinstein, they are afraid I am going to replace Dianne Feinstein with a Republican, which I most certainly would do. And Mark Levin radio show would be an earthquake in Washington, D.C.

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