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Thesaurus: forefend

To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.

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  1. v. t. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
  2. v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
  3. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history. Landor. It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty. I. Taylor.
  4. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of;to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history. Landor.It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty. I.Taylor.
  5. v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening