forfend vs obviate

forfend and obviate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forfend	No	No	Yes	No
obviate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forfend and obviate are synonyms defined as:

forfend and obviate: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other synonyms of forfend include avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, head off, stave off, ward off.

forfend (verb)	obviate (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	get rid of something