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ta·bu

(tă′bo͞o′, tə-)

n.adj. & v.

Variant of taboo.

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ta•boo

(təˈbu, tæ-)

adj., n., pl. -boos, adj.

1. proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words.

2. set apart as sacred; forbidden for general use; placed under a prohibition or bar.

3. a prohibition or interdiction of something; exclusion from use or practice.

4. the system or practice of setting things apart as sacred or forbidden for general use.

5. exclusion from social relations; ostracism.

v.t.

6. to put under a taboo; prohibit or forbid.

7. to ostracize.

[1770–80; < Tongan tapu or Fijian tabu]

tabu

Past participle: tabued
Gerund: tabuing

Imperative
tabu
tabu

Present
I tabu
you tabu
he/she/it tabus
we tabu
you tabu
they tabu

Preterite
I tabued
you tabued
he/she/it tabued
we tabued
you tabued
they tabued

Present Continuous
I am tabuing
you are tabuing
he/she/it is tabuing
we are tabuing
you are tabuing
they are tabuing

Present Perfect
I have tabued
you have tabued
he/she/it has tabued
we have tabued
you have tabued
they have tabued

Past Continuous
I was tabuing
you were tabuing
he/she/it was tabuing
we were tabuing
you were tabuing
they were tabuing

Past Perfect
I had tabued
you had tabued
he/she/it had tabued
we had tabued
you had tabued
they had tabued

Future
I will tabu
you will tabu
he/she/it will tabu
we will tabu
you will tabu
they will tabu

Future Perfect
I will have tabued
you will have tabued
he/she/it will have tabued
we will have tabued
you will have tabued
they will have tabued

Future Continuous
I will be tabuing
you will be tabuing
he/she/it will be tabuing
we will be tabuing
you will be tabuing
they will be tabuing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tabuing
you have been tabuing
he/she/it has been tabuing
we have been tabuing
you have been tabuing
they have been tabuing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tabuing
you will have been tabuing
he/she/it will have been tabuing
we will have been tabuing
you will have been tabuing
they will have been tabuing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tabuing
you had been tabuing
he/she/it had been tabuing
we had been tabuing
you had been tabuing
they had been tabuing

Conditional
I would tabu
you would tabu
he/she/it would tabu
we would tabu
you would tabu
they would tabu

Past Conditional
I would have tabued
you would have tabued
he/she/it would have tabued
we would have tabued
you would have tabued
they would have tabued

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Noun	1.	tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature taboo bias, prejudice, preconception - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
	2.	tabu - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion taboo inhibition - the quality of being inhibited
Adj.	1.	tabu - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands taboo sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	2.	tabu - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten, forbidden, out impermissible - not permitted; "impermissible behavior"