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unforbid

unforbid adjective: unforbidden.

Adjective

unforbid (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) unforbidden
    • If unforbid thou maiſt unfould
      What we not to explore the ſecrets, ask
      Of his eternal empire.1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Origin of unforbid

From un- + forbid.

Questions about unforbid

What does unforbid mean?
Unforbid means unforbidden.
What part of speech is unforbid?
Unforbid is an adjective.

Words near unforbid in the dictionary

  1. unfootprinted
  2. unfoppish
  3. unforaged
  4. unforbearance
  5. unforbearing
  6. unforbid
  7. unforbidden
  8. unforbiddenly
  9. unforbidding
  10. unforce
  11. unforceable

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