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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawr-fend
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈfɛnd



Definition of forfend

Origin :
  • also forefend, late 14c., "to protect, prohibit; to avert, prevent," a hybrid from for- + fend, from Latin defendere "to ward off."
  • As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
  • As in preclude : verb inhibit; make impossible
  • As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
  • As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
  • As in rule out : verb exclude, reject
  • As in stave : verb prevent
  • As in deter : verb check, inhibit from action
  • As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
Example sentences :
  • Forfend me from a man who weighs every expression with Scotch prudence.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) » by Charles Darwin
  • Of all travelling companionship, forfend us from that of a married man!
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI) » by Various
  • And allowance must likewise be made for thy connubial grief which caused thee to forfend thy wife's body from the demon.
  • Extract from : « The Fantasy Fan January 1934 » by Various
  • Is it not rather the blind brute instinct of self-protection, forfend what may?
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut

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