Forfend and Instigate

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Forfend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Instigate is an antonym for forfend in check topic.

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

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Forfend is an antonym for instigate.

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Instigate and Forfend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forfend/instigate

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