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Forefend

verb
1.
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.  Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off.  "Head off a confrontation" , "Avert a strike"





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"Forefend" Quotes from Famous Books



... liv'd her father's joy And died his death, now dead, doth (as she may) By us pray you to pity her annoy. And, to requite the same, doth humbly pray, Heavens to forefend[7] your loves from like decay. The faithful earl doth also make request, Wishing those worthy knights whom ye embrace, The constant truth that lodged in his breast. His hearty love, not his unhappy case, Befall to ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various


Words linked to "Forefend" :   forestall, forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent, head off


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