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Forefend
(gcide) | Forefend \Fore*fend"\, v. t. [OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden
to fend. See Fend, v. t.]
To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of;
to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
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God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history.
--Landor.
[1913 Webster]
It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the
cruelty. --I. Taylor.
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forefend
(wn) | forefend
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off] |
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forefend
(wn) | forefend
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off] |
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