Forbid
Forbid verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
To prevent and forbid are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To prevent" with "Forbid", this terms are similar.
To prevent
Forbid and to prevent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forbid" instead a verb phrase "To prevent".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He has only had to explicitly forbid his students from killing humans twice: once before they went up against Gastro, and the other to prevent Nagisa from murdering Takaoka.
Source: Manga / Assassination Classroom -
To prevent ensuing chaos, however, Zeus long ago forbid the Olympians from ever doing so and promised severe punishment for any that do.
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The Brewmaster has employee regulations to prevent the collapse of SoulStorm Breweries, which forbid "tampering with the main boiler", "following mudokon terrorists", "entering shrykull portals" and "criticizing the full, rich flavor of SoulStorm™ brew".
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