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forfend

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7 lettersPronunciation /fɔːˈfɛnd/Part of speech verbSorted deffnorStarts with FEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. To prevent, avert, or ward off.

Word origin

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

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  • 2008, Lew, short circuit operators, zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!
  • People have long given thought to the causes of danger and how they might be forfended.

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