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Synonyms
for·fend,
also fore·fend (fôr-fĕnd́, fōr-)

[Middle English forfenden, for-, for-, + fenden, to ward off; see fend.]

transitive verb: -fend·ed, also -fend·ed, -fend·ing, -fend·ing, -fends, -fends 

    1. To keep or ward off; avert.
    2. Archaic To forbid.
  2. To defend or protect.