verb
forbid
fer-BID/fərˈbɪd/
To order that something must not be done or allowed.
The attendant forbids the visitor from touching the sculpture with a firm stop gesture.
Etymology
The pieces express a command directed against an action. This makes forbidding more than advising against something: it is ordering that the action must not happen.
In context
mean just look at history the all the states had prohibitions on abortion for hundreds of years so so when was it that the American people made the decision to forbid a state from adopting such
More examples
- Her parents forbid her to stay out past midnight.
- The judge forbade any contact with the witness.
- Smoking is forbidden anywhere inside the building.
Forms
forbid · forbids · forbade · forbidden · forbidding