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Definition of Forefend
1. Verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. "Avert a strike"
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Avertable, Avertible, Avoidable, Obviation
Definition of Forefend
1. v. t. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
Definition of Forefend
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of forfend) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forefend
1. to forfend [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: forfend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forefend
Literary usage of Forefend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"There's no disjunction to be made, but by (As heav'ns forefend) your ruin. ...
It is most commonly used in such phrases as "Heaven forefend," "God, ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"It is most commonly used in such phrases as "Heaven foret'end," "God, or some
deity, forefend ;" but in Lear, v, 1, ..."
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