Forfend \For*fend"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + fend. See Forewend.]
To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic]
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Which peril heaven forefend! --Shak.
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Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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