forfend: /fawr-fend/

1. to defend, secure, or protect.
2. to fend off, avert, or prevent.

how to use in casual conversation:

"this coffee isn't doing anything to forfend me puking all over this cubicle"
"forfend your lady bits, have you no shame?"
"this whole 'trying to forfend imminent global disaster' thing is boring. sometimes a ship just has to sink."

not to be confused with:

portend

how it makes me feel:

i like it. it kinda makes me wonder why i've never heard of it. i've heard of fend and they're pretty close to each other in definition. but one is like maker's mark and the other is like old crow. don't get me wrong i've drank my share of old crow, but i know that i one saw a man use it to clean oil stains off his driveway and i can say with certainty that it'll do the same to your insides. so if someone else is buying i'll always take the shot of makers. i usually feel better about it in the morning. i really have no idea where i'm going with this. i'm not even sure how we got here. wait....where are we? i'm going back to sleep.

damn it! i just remembered i'm at work. screw it. i'm going back to sleep anyways.