Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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forfend \for-FEND\, transitive verb;
forfend \for-FEND\, transitive verb;
also forefend:
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1. a. (Archaic) To prohibit; to forbid.
1. a. (Archaic) To prohibit; to forbid.
b. To ward off; to prevent; to avert.
2. To defend; to protect; to preserve.
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We must, as a nation, forfend the Constitution from those in the B.O.'s politburo that would have it summarily dismissed as an archaic and non-viable document!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blogf
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Forfend is from Middle English forfenden, from for-, "for-" + fenden, "to ward off."
Forfend is from Middle English forfenden, from for-, "for-" + fenden, "to ward off."
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