- verbforestall (verb) · forestalls (third person present) · forestalled (past tense) · forestalled (past participle) · forestalling (present participle)
- prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time:"vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging"
- act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something:"she started to rise, but Erica forestalled her and got the telephone"
- historicalbuy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price.
OriginOld English foresteall ‘an ambush’ (see fore- and stall). As a verb the earliest sense (Middle English) was ‘intercept and buy up goods before they reach the market, so as to raise the price’ (formerly an offense).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.forestall [ fohr- stawl, fawr- ] show ipa See synonyms for: forestall forestalling forestallment on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object) to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.www.dictionary.com/browse/forestallforestall verb [ T ] us / fɔːrˈstɑːl / uk / fɔːˈstɔːl / to prevent something from happening by acting first:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/fore…forestall verb fore·stall fȯr-ˈstȯl forestalled; forestalling; forestalls Synonyms of forestall transitive verb 1 : to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measureswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestall
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