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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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hand; Come show your hand! Would you know What fate has planned? Heaven
forefend
, Ay, heav'n forefend! What
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— Tom Brown at Oxford • Thomas Hughes
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