Forfend and Promote

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Forfend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Promote is an antonym for forfend in topics: check, stop, inhibit, prevent, make unnecessary.

Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Forfend is an antonym for promote.

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

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