Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to interdict
Participle: interdicted
Gerund: interdicting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | interdict |
| you | interdict |
| he;she;it | interdicts |
| we | interdict |
| you | interdict |
| they | interdict |
Perfect
| I | have interdicted |
| you | have interdicted |
| he;she;it | has interdicted |
| we | have interdicted |
| you | have interdicted |
| they | have interdicted |
Past
| I | interdicted |
| you | interdicted |
| he;she;it | interdicted |
| we | interdicted |
| you | interdicted |
| they | interdicted |
Pluperfect
| I | had interdicted |
| you | had interdicted |
| he;she;it | had interdicted |
| we | had interdicted |
| you | had interdicted |
| they | had interdicted |
Future
| I | will interdict |
| you | will interdict |
| he;she;it | will interdict |
| we | will interdict |
| you | will interdict |
| they | will interdict |
Future Perfect
| I | will have interdicted |
| you | will have interdicted |
| he;she;it | will have interdicted |
| we | will have interdicted |
| you | will have interdicted |
| they | will have interdicted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | interdict |
| you | interdict |
| he;she;it | interdict |
| we | interdict |
| you | interdict |
| they | interdict |
Perfect
| I | have interdicted |
| you | have interdicted |
| he;she;it | have interdicted |
| we | have interdicted |
| you | have interdicted |
| they | have interdicted |
Imperfect
| I | interdicted |
| you | interdicted |
| he;she;it | interdicted |
| we | interdicted |
| you | interdicted |
| they | interdicted |
Pluperfect
| I | had interdicted |
| you | had interdicted |
| he;she;it | had interdicted |
| we | had interdicted |
| you | had interdicted |
| they | had interdicted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would interdict |
| you | would interdict |
| he;she;it | would interdict |
| we | would interdict |
| you | would interdict |
| they | would interdict |
Perfect
| I | would have interdicted |
| you | would have interdicted |
| he;she;it | would have interdicted |
| we | would have interdicted |
| you | would have interdicted |
| they | would have interdicted |
Imperative
| you | interdict |
| we | Let's interdict |
| you | interdict |
Verbs conjugated like 'interdict'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'interdict'
interact,
interdine,
interduce,
interject,
interlist,
intermit,
intersect,
indict,
inherit,
innerduce,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
- prohibit
- forbid
- ban, enjoin, prohibit, outlaw, prevent, proscribe, halt, restrain
Antonyms
- forbid
- permit, allow, recommend, encourage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1290, from O.Fr.
entredit, pp. of
entredire "forbid by decree," from L.
interdicere "interpose by speech, prohibit," from
inter- "between" +
dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction).
2. From Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire (“forbid”), from Latin interdīcō (“prohibit, forbid”), from inter- (“between”) + dīcō (“say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. See: Old French '
entredire', Latin '
interdīcō'.
Sample Sentences
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An archbishop [may not only] excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his Vicar-General may also do the same. [1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:]
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Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. [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 as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:]
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Do not look so alarmed, Madame; every possible precaution has been taken to prevent infection. I have given the strictest orders to interdict any communication between her attendants and those devoted to your service. [1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XL, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 337:]
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Grant did not cease his efforts to interdict Lee's supply lines and break through the defenses. [1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford, published 2004, page 756:]