verb
forfend
Forfend (verb) means to stop something bad from happening, or to forbid it.
verb
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To stop something bad from happening, or to forbid it.
"People have long given thought to the causes of danger and how they might be forfended."
— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason (2018)
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Etymology
Came from Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), formed from for- and fend.
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What is the meaning of forfend?
"forfend" (verb) means to stop something bad from happening, or to forbid it.
What is another word for forfend?
Other words for "forfend" include debar, deflect, obviate, avert, avoid, forefend.
