(1):
(v. t.) To defy; to challenge.
(2):
(v. i.) To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
(3):
(v. t.) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
(4):
of Forbid
(5):
(v. t.) To accurse; to blast.
(6):
(v. t.) To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
(7):
(v. t.) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.