forfend
transitive verb
- to forbid
- to ward off; prevent
See forfend in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also fore·fend (fôr-fĕndˈ, fōr-)
transitive verb for·fend·ed also
fore·fend·ed,
for·fend·ing also
fore·fend·ing,
for·fends also
fore·fends a. To keep or ward off; avert.
b. Archaic To forbid.
- To defend or protect.
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