FOREFENDING

Verb

forefending

present participle of forefend

Anagrams

• reoffending

Source: Wiktionary


FOREFEND

Fore*fend", v. t. Etym: [OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden to fend. See Fend, v. t.]

Definition: To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history. Landor. It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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