🛡️forfend

verb
/fɔːrˈfɛnd/

Meaning

to protect or defend against something undesirable; to prevent

Example Sentences

May good fortune forfend any danger from our journey.

Example Expressions

Heaven forfend

Synonyms

prevent, avert, defend, protect, ward off

Antonyms

allow, permit

Collocations

forfend evil, forfend danger, forfend harm

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