Forfend

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To keep or ward off; avert.
  • v. Archaic To forbid.
  • v. To defend or protect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fend off; avert; forbid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  • Verb Form
    forfended    forfending    forfends   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preclude    forestall    prevent    forbid    foreclose   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prohibit    forbid    avert   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    forbid    home!'    noticeboard    safeness    wife    second-guessing    feudality    blesse    suffereth    phaenomena