phrasal verb

Ward off

Letter WInseparable

Ward off

Stop something bad or harmful happening

Meanings

Stop something bad or harmful happening (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

She WARDED OFF evil spirits with her magic charms.

Related

ward + …Same base verb … + offSame particle

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