forshut

F4O1R1S1H4U1T1

verb

To shut off or out; preclude; prohibit.

OriginMiddle English forschutten ← Old English forscyttan →
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Meanings

verbforshut (third-person singular simple present forshuts, present participle forshutting, simple past and past participle forshut)

present singular third person forshuts · participle present forshutting · alternative forschut

  1. transitiveTo shut off or out; preclude; prohibit.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforscyttan“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”
  2. Middle Englishforschutten
  3. Englishforshut

From Middle English forschutten, from Old English forscyttan (“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”), equivalent to for- + shut.

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APA

forshut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forshut

MLA

“forshut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forshut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forshut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forshut.

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