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forfend

Forfend (verb) means to prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

verb
1
To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
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Etymology

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

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"forfend" (verb) means to prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

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