Dictionary Entry
forefend
forefend is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
- 2verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
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