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forefend
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Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
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Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
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Let's avoid a confrontation
Head off a confrontation
Avert a strike
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