1. To forbid the public distribution of; as of movies or newspapers; SYN. censor.
2. To prohibit esp. by legal means or social pressure.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: forbad, forbidden).
To command against; SYN. prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow.
To destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication.
1. To hinder; to obstruct; to prevent
2. To forbid by authority; to interdict
Excluded from use or mention; SYN. out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu.