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单词 forfend
释义 for·fend
\(ˈ)fȯrˈfend, ˈfȯ(ə)ˈ-\ transitive verb
also fore·fend \(ˈ)fōrˈ-, -ȯrˈ-, -ōə-, -ȯ(ə)ˈ-\
Etymology: Middle English forfenden; from for- + fenden to fend — more at fend
1.
 a. archaic : forbid, prohibit
 b. : to ward off : avert, prevent
  < may God forfend such an unhappy fate >
  < forfend the crash of civilization — Saturday Review >
  < may Heaven forfend that she should die so young >
2. : protect, preserve, secure
 < gathered in an isolated area to forfend themselves from the epidemic >
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