forestall

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Synonyms: forestal, forstall, foretell, forestial, footstall, forestay, forestage, foretalk, forestart, foresail, forestair

Antonyms: forestal, forstall, foretell, forestial, footstall, forestay, forestage, foretalk, forestart, foresail, forestair

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Verb

1. To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
   • Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
2. To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
   • In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
3. To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4. To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
5. To deprive (with of).
6. To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

Noun

1. An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
2. Something situated or placed in front.

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