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forefend
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- OREFEN
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
In context
Example Sentences
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
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