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English to English verb
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command against |  | Example: I forbid you to call me late at night
Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
Dad nixed our plans
source: wordnet30
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To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing. | | source: webster1913
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