taboo
adjective
proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable.
have tabooed
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present perfectof taboo.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The chiefs have tabooed the use of firearms, or other weapons, on Mount Veea, in order that the birds may live there undisturbed and unafraid, and build their nests in the trees around Tusitala’s grave.
From Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage by Laura Stubbs
