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Antonyms for forfend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fawr-fend |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈfɛnd |
- abet
- accept
- add
- admit
- advance
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- authorize
- calm
- cause
- comfort
- continue
- encourage
- expedite
- facilitate
- favor
- forward
- free
- go
- hearten
- heat
- help
- incite
- include
- inspirit
- instigate
- keep
- let go
- liberate
- open
- permit
- persuade
- promote
- push
- put on to
- release
- sanction
- stimulate
- support
- turn on
- unblock
- urge
- warm
- welcome
Definition of forfend
Origin :- also forefend, late 14c., "to protect, prohibit; to avert, prevent," a hybrid from for- + fend, from Latin defendere "to ward off."
- As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
- As in preclude : verb inhibit; make impossible
- As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in rule out : verb exclude, reject
- As in stave : verb prevent
- As in deter : verb check, inhibit from action
- As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
- Forfend me from a man who weighs every expression with Scotch prudence.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) » by Charles Darwin
- Of all travelling companionship, forfend us from that of a married man!
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI) » by Various
- And allowance must likewise be made for thy connubial grief which caused thee to forfend thy wife's body from the demon.
- Extract from : « The Fantasy Fan January 1934 » by Various
- Is it not rather the blind brute instinct of self-protection, forfend what may?
- Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
Synonyms for forfend
- abolish
- act like a wet blanket
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- ban
- bar
- bate
- block
- bottle up
- box in
- bring to screeching halt
- cancel
- caution
- cease
- censor
- check
- chill
- constrain
- cool
- cork
- count out
- counter
- counteract
- dam
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debar
- declare illegal
- defend against
- deny
- deprive
- deter
- disadvise
- disallow
- discontinue
- discourage
- dismiss
- dissuade
- divert
- do away with
- eliminate
- embargo
- enjoin
- except
- exclude
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- forfend
- freeze
- frighten
- frustrate
- gridlock
- halt
- hamper
- hang up
- head off
- hinder
- hold back
- hold off
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interfere
- interpose
- interrupt
- intervene
- intimidate
- jam up
- keep lid on
- kill
- leave out
- limit
- lock up
- make impracticable
- nip in the bud
- nix
- not consider
- obstruct
- obviate
- oppose
- outlaw
- pass on
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- proscribe
- put a damper on
- put a lock on
- put a stop to
- put a stopper in
- put an end to
- put chill on
- put down
- put half nelson on
- put off
- put the chill on
- quit
- recant
- remove
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- revoke
- rule out
- say no
- scare
- shut down
- shut out
- spike
- stave off
- stop
- stymie
- suspend
- taboo
- talk out of
- throw cold water on
- thwart
- tie up
- turn aside
- turn off
- veto
- ward
- ward off
- warn
- withhold
- zing
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