forestall

fore·stall  (fôr-stôl, fr-)

tr.v. fore·stalled, fore·stall·ing, fore·stalls

1. To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand. See Synonyms at prevent.

2. To deal with or think of beforehand; anticipate.

3. To prevent or hinder normal sales in (a market) by buying up merchandise, discouraging persons from bringing their goods to market, or encouraging an increase in prices in goods already on sale.

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[Middle English forestallen, to waylay and rob, from forestal, highway robbery, ambush, from Old English foresteall : fore-, fore- + steall, position; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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fore·staller n.

fore·stallment n.

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forestall [fɔːˈstɔːl]

vb (tr)

1. to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand

2. to anticipate

3. (Business / Commerce)

a.  to prevent or hinder sales at (a market, etc.) by buying up merchandise in advance, etc.

b.  to buy up (merchandise) for profitable resale Compare corner [21]

[C14 forestallen to waylay, from Old English foresteall an ambush, from fore- in front of + steall place]

forestaller  n

forestalment  esp US, forestallment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	forestall - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" foreclose, preclude, prevent, forbid make unnecessary, save - make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" kibosh, stop, block, halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
	2.	forestall - act in advance of; deal with ahead of time anticipate, counter, foresee act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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forestall

verb prevent, stop, frustrate, anticipate, head off, parry, thwart, intercept, hinder, preclude, balk, circumvent, obviate, nip in the bud, provide against They had done little to forestall the attack.

Translations

forestall [fɔːˈstɔːl] VT (= anticipate) [+ event, accident] → prevenir; [+ rival, competitor] → adelantarse a (Comm) → acaparar

forestall [fɔː^rˈstɔːl] vt [+ person] → devancer; [+ event, action] → anticiper

forestall

vt sb, rival → zuvorkommen (+dat); accident, eventuality → vorbeugen (+dat); crisis, danger, disaster → abwenden; wish, desire → im Keim ersticken; objection → vorwegnehmen

forestall [fɔːˈstɔːl] vt (anticipate, event, accident) → prevenire; (rival, competitor) → anticipare

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forestall [fɔːˈstɔːl] vt (anticipate, event, accident) → prevenire; (rival, competitor) → anticipare