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