Forfend

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  • transitive verb. To keep or ward off; avert.
  • transitive verb. To forbid.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fend off; avert; forbid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
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  • verb. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
    • Word Usage
    "[Footnote: Cf. the prefix "for -" in English "forfend," to keep away, to avert, "forbid," to exclude from, to command against, "forbear," to refrain from, etc.]"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    forbid  foreclose  forestall  preclude  prevent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Marcy  blesse  bowre  enfolding  feudality  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    avert  forbid  prohibit  
    verb-form
    forfended  forfending  forfends  
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