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Definition of Forfend
1. Verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. "Avert a strike"
Exact synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Debar, Deflect, Fend Off, Forefend, Head Off, Obviate, Stave Off, Ward Off
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Avertable, Avertible, Avoidable, Obviation
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Avertable, Avertible, Avoidable, Obviation
Definition of Forfend
1. v. t. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Definition of Forfend
1. Verb. (transitive dated) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forfend
1. to protect [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: protect
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forfend
Literary usage of Forfend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, William Caxton (1899)
"Thea he called Sir Bors, Sir Ector de Maris, and Sir Lionel, and told them how
the queen had forfend him the court, and so he was in will to depart into his ..."
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