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forbid vs fend off

fend off vs forbid

forbid and fend off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forbid No No Yes No
fend off No No Yes No
As verbs, fend off is a hyponym of forbid; that is, fend off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forbid:
  • forbid: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • fend off: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
forbid (verb) fend off (verb)
command against prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Difference between forbid and fend off

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