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Term: forfend

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: To prevent or protect from happening; to avert.

Sense 1: To forbid or prohibit something.

Example sentence 1: The security guards are here to forfend any unauthorized access to the building.

Example sentence 2: The politician suggested implementing stronger legislation to forfend corruption in the government.

Sense 2: To ward off or discourage someone or something.

Example sentence 1: The bright-colored flowers in the garden are there to forfend pests and insects.

Example sentence 2: The loud alarm system is designed to forfend intruders from entering the premises.

Part of Speech: interjection

Definition: Used to express a wish or prayer for protection.

Usage: Often used in old-fashioned or poetic contexts.

Example sentence 1: Forfend! I hope nothing bad happens to him on his journey.

Example sentence 2: Forfend the day when our happiness is taken away from us.

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: An averting or warding off.

Example sentence 1: His quick reflexes were a forfend against the oncoming danger.

Example sentence 2: The strong firewall acts as a forfend against cyber-attacks on the company's network.

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