Definition of Forestall in English :

Define Forestall in English

Forestall meaning in English

Meaning of Forestall in English

Pronunciation of Forestall in English

Forestall pronunciation in English

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Forestall

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Verb

1. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Example Sentences:
'My sense of tact forbids an honest answer'
'Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project'

2. anticipate, counter, foresee, forestall

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Forestall

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand
2. 
to anticipate
3. 
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 (sense 21)

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Forestall

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verb transitive
1. 
to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time
2. 
to act in advance of; get ahead of; anticipate
3. 
to interfere with the trading in (a market) by buying up goods in advance, getting sellers to raise prices, etc.
4.  Obsolete
a. 
to intercept
b. 
to obstruct by force

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Forestall

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tr.v. fore·stalled, fore·stall·ing, fore·stalls
1.
a. To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand: "rehabilitative care, where the goal is not so much to cure disease as it is to forestall further decline" (George Anders). See Synonyms at prevent.
b. To delay, hinder, or prevent (someone) from doing something by taking action beforehand.
2. To prevent or hinder normal sales in (a market), as by buying up merchandise.

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